I'm not sure how you inferred that the class is teaching him that it is true and not that it was just something touched upon in class and he has come to his own conclusions. Even if that were the case, I am not sure how you think this is wrong. Some classes should teach theory and method so to equip the students with the skills to find the truth, and others should simply teach the truth. With the skills from the former a student should be able to discern whether the information from the latter is in fact on the level. Your disdain for the latter type of class only holds water if there is actually no objective truth on a given subject. But the fact is, there is an objective truth as to whether the major media sources are controlled by a select few individuals/corporations.
As for the TM stuff, I'm not really completely sure what difference it makes, highs school or college. But that being said, I do believe there is a university run by the same organization in your hometown-- a university which also revolves around the same teachings-- a university that offered(offers?) curriculum in levitation. I think this is plenty relevant to a discussion about the merits of the content of a college level course.
I am just perplexed by this. You are opposed to teaching fact as fact, but would prefer professors to instead teach that facts only might be true? I mean, I guess it makes sense, after all, it could be true and it could not be true, so its a 50/50 chance either way, right?What I'm balking at is that he's taking a class that's telling him it is true. I would balk just as much if he was taking a college class that told him it definitely was not true.
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