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The real problem is that society is more and more treating universities like companies that sell a product instead of educational institutions. The idea that "I
by mfoy_ 8y ago
The real problem is that society is more and more treating universities like companies that sell a product instead of educational institutions. The idea that "I paid for this, so I deserve it" is toxic.
- dustindiamond 8y agoWell, universities act like companies, particularly resorts.
- VyseofArcadia 8y agoIt's not just an idea they keep in their heads. I've had students tell me that to my face.
- bunderbunder 8y agoThey don't get it from nowhere, though. The public transit in my city is plastered with advertisements that have headlines reading, "Get a career in X!" These campaigns are being run by every one of the local universities, and quite a few ones that are further afield, too. It seems like the only ones still advertising an education rather than an income boost are the city colleges. Like it or not, incoming students' perception of the nature of their college education is going to be driven by the admissions office's hijinks. Faculty don't get to talk to them until later.
- skocznymroczny 8y agoWell, on the other hand many employers value degree more than actual skills, thus converting universities from learning institutions into work permission dispensers.
- frgtpsswrdlame 8y agoAre they wrong to? Inequality is increasing and universities are a gateway to the upper part of the distribution. When the costs of failure are so high it's expected that a bunch of people will enter and fight to make it to the finish line however they can.
- yardie 8y agoYes, when universities started marketing themselves as an "investment" is it any wonder their investors want a return. Almost no one holds this attitude about community colleges, where tuition is a few hundred dollars a semester. But somehow universities feel they are different. They charge many thousands of dollars in tuition and yet are unconcerned with the outcome. As a tuition paying student I'd be demanding a ton of shit too.
- sorryforthethro 8y ago(Delet this)
- mcphage 8y agoProof that they're willing to pick something and stick with it for 4-5 years.