Everything You Need to Know About Your Son and Daughter’s University but Don’t
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#2From the article:
"Hey, you, pay attention! This is important."
Say that today and you won't hear anger or
shame. You'll hear something like: "Wha...? Oh,
sorry sir. My bad. I didn't mean anything."
And they don't. They don't mean anything. They
are not dissing you; they are not even thinking
about you, ...
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#3This article is OK overall, but I could do without the "I am so brave for exposing this" trope at the beginning. The author presents some new insights, but complaining about the state universities isn't exactly original.
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#4From the article: "Hey, you, pay attention! This is important." Say that today and you won't hear anger or shame. You'll hear something like: "Wha...? Oh, sorry sir. My bad. I didn't mean anything." And they don't. They don't mean anything. They are not dissing you; they are not even thinking about you, ... I wonder what students think they are paying for, and what, indeed, they should be paying for.
Kids these days. We were so much better.
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#5TL;DR
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#6Guess what, when you insist on doing only useless work, people start to think your work is useless.
Humanities are incredibly important. I'd kill for somebody to help me communicate better at my undergrad, or understand people better, or any deep understanding of politics. Was any of that available? Of course not. There were only boring lessons, full of useless bullshit with professors claiming even objectively false facts. I'd think half the professors at the humanities dept were politically naiver than me at the time, today I think I underestimated it. (Oh, yes, I got some nice lectures about geography at the biology dept - go figure.)
Now the writing is on the wall, humanities "uselessness" is almost unanimous. That's a shame, but maybe that causes things to change for once.
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#7From the article: "Hey, you, pay attention! This is important." Say that today and you won't hear anger or shame. You'll hear something like: "Wha...? Oh, sorry sir. My bad. I didn't mean anything." And they don't. They don't mean anything. They are not dissing you; they are not even thinking about you, ... I wonder what students think they are paying for, and what, indeed, they should be paying for.
They are paying for a piece of paper, with their name written on it.
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#8From the article: "Hey, you, pay attention! This is important." Say that today and you won't hear anger or shame. You'll hear something like: "Wha...? Oh, sorry sir. My bad. I didn't mean anything." And they don't. They don't mean anything. They are not dissing you; they are not even thinking about you, ... I wonder what students think they are paying for, and what, indeed, they should be paying for.
Kids these days. We were so much better.
With the massive escalation in fees, and the ubiquity of phones, with instant access to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more, do you really think things haven't changed?
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#9In all honesty this writer sounds utterly curmudgeonly. He writes passionately about what "real education" is, dispenses some good ol' Hard Facts About Life, and urges us all to put down those dang computer-devices and just learn! This is classic finger-pointing, angsty whining.
I'm sorry, but the conceit here flagrantly disregards modern reality. Learning is easier now than it's ever been. People don't need to give undivided attention to professors anymore. Kids today can listen with one ear, read with one eye... Do their research with one tab and chat on Facebook with another. The education system in generally feels like an industry that is just barely stepping into a technological age in terms of format, expectations, and content.
I don't think young people need to force themselves to regress to the antique stylings of almost all Universities, I think Universities need to realize their systems do not suit young people. And that's their fault.
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#10From the article: "Hey, you, pay attention! This is important." Say that today and you won't hear anger or shame. You'll hear something like: "Wha...? Oh, sorry sir. My bad. I didn't mean anything." And they don't. They don't mean anything. They are not dissing you; they are not even thinking about you, ... I wonder what students think they are paying for, and what, indeed, they should be paying for.
The lecture part of college in many cases is the least valuable part of the experience. Adding something to your lecture more meaningful that can be gleamed from the book or the completion of home work is nontrivial, and many schools can't afford the rare talent that and provide research and a strong teaching presence. The students are, and have always even in the "good old days", paying for certification, the network, and the time to get a foothold in the world.