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#3 and #5 are by-products of extreme privilege. Take your average bootcamper, they usually rack up a huge bill majoring in something in college (often a literal
by runawaybottle 5y ago
#3 and #5 are by-products of extreme privilege. Take your average bootcamper, they usually rack up a huge bill majoring in something in college (often a literal dream major), then somehow field a 17k check to just waltz over to tech when they need an office job finally.
Not everyone can do this. You have to be really lucky to play games like that and still be fine.
The same goes for ‘going off to start my own food truck’. These options don’t exist for people that can only afford one solid go at this.
- js8 5y ago> #3 and #5 are by-products of extreme privilege. Just to clarify, Czech Technical University is free (for Czech citizens) - I also graduated there. I understand what you're saying, but I am somehow repulsed by the idea that such a system is considered a "privilege". It doesn't have to be a privilege. If you don't have good public universities in your country, you should consider getting involved in politics.
- runawaybottle 5y agoMy point was mostly centered around freedom. Everyone knows the rules of the game. Those who can’t toy around, play the game straight and narrow (good grades, stay focused on one concentration, and hope you picked well). It’s a luxury to try one thing or another, no matter the cost (cash and time), and still land in an ideal situation as life progresses.
- vletal 5y ago#5 - I think that grading is not a good feedback for many disadvantaged kids and their parents. I was being told that without good grades I will not land a good job. This kind of advice is worthless for a 12yo and not really true. Having a good attitude towards learning is an universally more applicable and could lead to a thriving society when applied generally.
- olau 5y agoI completely agree. And that's why I'm sending my children to a Waldorf school without grading.