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"it teaches you to read, write and think." Most people learn that by grade 10. College should be for highly specialized skill learning.
by koheripbal 5y ago
"it teaches you to read, write and think."
Most people learn that by grade 10. College should be for highly specialized skill learning.
- mitchdoogle 5y agoPeople learn to do those things by grade 2.
- yarky 5y ago> Most people learn that by grade 10. We wish! Most of the students I've known outside of stem will make sure they prove you wrong ;)
- WkndTriathlete 5y agoBasic reading, writing, and thinking are definitely high school skills. College should be teaching _critical thinking_. (I learned how to critically think shortly after starting my Honors Physics I class after mostly skating through high school.) Sadly, it seems that 80% of college grads somehow never learn critical thinking. In my experience, non-STEM classes are not very good at teaching critical thinking, but perhaps that was just an artifact of the university I attended.
- brimble 5y agoThey really, really don't. IMO even most college graduates can't read or write worth a damn. Possibly they can think, but it's hard to tell.
- ac29 5y agoI went to a decent state school and I distinctly remember being told over half of admitted new students tested into remedial level classes in English and/or math.