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Interesting idea, but I'm with Napoleon on this one "Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence"
by nickolai 15y ago
Interesting idea, but I'm with Napoleon on this one
"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence"
- euroclydon 15y agoHow does your flippent conclusion that "incompetence" is the cause of failure in the hypothetical student from the essay, rather than lack of perseverance, move the conversation forward?
- bobochan 15y agoFair enough. Not a great article, but I would love to highjack the discussion toward the question of why we have "weed out" courses in the sciences? The incentive system for science programs seems to be "increase our reputation by maximizing the percentage of graduates accepted at top PhD programs." So, the intent is to keep the number of science graduates to an absolute minimum, at least until it is time to write an op-ed piece decrying the lack of math and science literacy in the population. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to reconcile getting the small percentage of top students ready for careers in research and academia without the necessity of culling non-gifted students that find it interesting?
- fmoralesc 15y agoMaybe creating educational institutions that taught courses on those topics but wouldn't give degrees? That way, the only incentive to study would be the students interest.