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In the UK it's also likely that the students are living away from home for the first time, which takes a bit of getting used to for some. It's difficult to str
by stoney 16y ago
In the UK it's also likely that the students are living away from home for the first time, which takes a bit of getting used to for some.
It's difficult to strike a balance between not boring the brightest and losing the less bright completely.
- gaius 16y agoThe less bright should not be there in the first place. University isn't supposed to be merely a continuation of secondary education.
- stoney 16y agoWherever you draw the line on who to take and who not to take, you will end up with a spectrum of abilities being accepted - there will always be the person who just made it in and there will always be the person who could have done it in their sleep. I meant "less bright" as a relative term (relative to the rest of their group) not as a euphemism for being objectively stupid. Though I do agree that there is a case that too many people are going to university these days. But maybe that's just because I have a degree so I want to create scarcity!