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That doesn't match my experience getting an education in University. I was excited for actual learning and education but what I found was a bureaucratic box ch
by CSMastermind 3y ago
That doesn't match my experience getting an education in University.
I was excited for actual learning and education but what I found was a bureaucratic box checking exercise.
That's not to say that learning didn't occur or that individual professors or students didn't care about learning. It's just to say that the 'system' of Universities didn't care all that much about learning, or at the very least it was not the primary objective of the system.
Something like the ability to follow procedures, conformity, compliance, etc. seemed to be the point. Or perhaps the primary purpose of Universities seems to be to perpetuate the existence of the University.
The real value of University for me was networking and job opportunities (which are a kind of networking).
- cutler 3y agoThe real value of University for me was having the freedom to read extensively both within and outside the degree curriculum. My family were working-class but education was fully-funded which affected how I used my time. Sure, there were also many students who viewed the whole process as preparation for a career but some of us took it as an opportunity to explore intellectually.
- mint2 3y agoI think your experience is due to the effects of what’s cited in the comment - college has lost it’s way and been taken over by economics and metrics rather than learning.
- TylerE 3y agoMy experience as a neurodivergent who didn't last two semesters in college, is that the administration is basically an obstacle to actual learning actually occurring.