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Yep. Relatively recent product of the American public high school system here [0], and soon-to-be product of the public university system. If anything I had to
by mintplant 9y ago
Yep. Relatively recent product of the American public high school system here [0], and soon-to-be product of the public university system. If anything I had to write many more papers in my high school classes than in my college ones. I don't know what planet these guys are living on.
> Well, the night before, I studied probably pretty close to an hour." And with that the scales fell from my eyes.
> "An hour? Do you realize that when I was in college it was common to start studying for big exams a week or more before?"
I suspect the professor has forgotten just how much college students have on their plates at any given time. An Intro to Philosophy class may not be everyone's top priority.
[0] Starting in Louisiana and finishing in California.
- x0x0 9y agoCollege students also frequently work. Four decades ago, you really could pay for college with a minimum wage summer job. Now, it would require far more than a year's full time work. https://newrepublic.com/article/122814/how-many-hours-would-it-take-you-work-todays-college-tuition https://newrepublic.com/article/122814/how-many-hours-would-...
- autokad 9y agoagree, I didnt go to an affluent school and I had to write at least 6 major papers. the only shock i had was going from dos word perfect to ms word. the grammar check was infinitely better in the former.