I swear this is true. I had to write a paper for one of my economics classes. No surprise there. Well, I handed it in on time, met the minimum requirements and didnt exceed the maximum size limits. It was a pretty good paper, nothing amazing, but clearly above average work.
Well, when the papers were returned mine didnt have a grade on it. Instead the teacher had written the following on the cover page...
"Too conservative, rewrite"
I handed it back to him and told him I would not rewrite it. I was given a C.
Oh yeah, its happens all the time. In fact, in college I was forced to abandon a paper I was writing on Margaret Thatcher and change the topic. Oh, the feminazi gave me a choice though - either Pat Schroeder or Anne Richards. Mind you this was to finish my degree. I had to complete my degree at another school.
I also know that its even worse when you try to get a job as an instructor at a university and it comes out that you are a Republican, or even worse a conservative. I know a lady who was on track to get hired by the same college but was black balled because she was a strident pro-lifer. She even sued the university and won.
In high school I did a well-researched (OK, it was high school) paper on nuclear power as part of an English assignment. My friend spent half an hour on his research paper regarding the wonders of solar power. He didn't believe a word he wrote, but he knew he would get a good grade. He got an A. I got a C.