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Next you’ll tell me they call this nefarious extraction of money “tuition” and all they receive in exchange is an education!
by cycrutchfield 4y ago
Next you’ll tell me they call this nefarious extraction of money “tuition” and all they receive in exchange is an education!
- HDThoreaun 4y agoIf professors were paid to actually educate students I would agree. But that's not what's expected of them. I went to a top 25 university and would say most professors actively detracted from my education because they saw undergrads as nothing but a nuisance.
- cycrutchfield 4y agoI’m sorry to hear you had such awful professors, but your experience is not universal so I would suggest you reconsider your assumptions.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoI'm happy to reconsider in the face of evidence. My conversations indicate that professor contempt for undergrads is a relatively universal concept that most of my peers have experienced. If you have any evidence I'm happy to consider it.
- feet 4y agoMy experience was not like yours, I had numerous professors who not only took the time to entertain my questions but I also had some mentor me on research
- msrenee 4y agoI'm sure we had very different majors and I definitely didn't go to a top 25 school, but I don't think I experienced this once getting my bachelor's. I had a couple crappy professors, but it was never due to them not caring about undergrads. They just sucked at teaching, mostly. Every one of my professors once I got to the more focused courses were passionate about educating new minds in their area of expertise. The career-building part after getting my BS was an exercise in futility, but if I could go back in time and go straight into my trade at my current workplace, I wouldn't. Thankfully I had a scholarship that covered tuition, so loans weren't an issue.