ViewpointsOpinionProgressive Classrooms, Subtler Than You ThinkSavePrintFile photo of a classroom. weisanjiang/PixabayMark Bauerlein9/7/2021|Updated: 9/15/2021Commentary“What constitutes a family?”Share this articleLeave a commentMark BauerleinAuthorMark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.Author’s Selected ArticlesThe Sour Aftertaste of the Digital AgeJun 17, 2025The DEI Persistence: Eliminating DEI Practices From Universities Will Be No Easy TaskJun 10, 2025The Public Backs Cutting Government WasteMay 19, 2025Reminiscing About the Old English MajorApr 23, 2025Related TopicseducationliberalismLiberalsprogressivismcritical race theoryprogressivesCRT