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You must have gone to a University with better students than the one I went to, because the majority of the people I went to University with just wanted a piece
by soperj 9y ago
You must have gone to a University with better students than the one I went to, because the majority of the people I went to University with just wanted a piece of paper, and so "will this be on the test" was essential to their well-being and learning was at best secondary.
- philipkglass 9y agoI was a freshman in 1998 and received my BS 4 years later. Was your experience more recent? I wonder if my experience was better due to the respective schools we attended, the timeframe, or perhaps both. I get the impression that credentialism is still worsening over time. Intensified credentialism has the effect of diluting classrooms that could be engaging with a bunch of people who are just XP-grinding to level up to a job in 4 years. I do feel bad for people who are there due to distorted economic incentives rather than genuine interest. I also resent them for polluting the intellectual environment of students who are actually interested in the material.
- soperj 9y agoNot really. Freshman in 2001, though finally graduated in 2008 (took some time off in the middle to work). > I also resent them This was the absolute biggest problem I had in University.