There is something surreal about drudging through over two hours of measurement plotting and averaging, which, in the greater scheme of things (or maybe in the wishful thinking of our Biology instructor), proves human and apes have common ancestry, when all you really want to do is grab a coffee or go to sleep. Simplifying a vast wealth of knowledge into a tedious exercise is not only a waste of our time, but an utter insult to the field of study we're mimicking.
I've always viewed general education as a scam, as a way to swindle college students out of a few grand and tack on two unneeded years (if you're not lucky enough to have AP credit going in). The pretense of creating a well rounded student by subjecting them to classes they have no interest in taking seems more than counterproductive. Do they want to induce BS or are they just sadistic? Or are they just greedy? Can you imagine how quickly and productively we could train students if they only had to go to two years of college to get a degree? But, I guess, college is a business, like any other, and if measuring skulls for almost three hours can earn the university a few extra grand, then why not require it?
-Samantha Markey
Public education is just that; it isn't necessary to education, though.
ReplyDeleteCuriosity, a willingness to have an open mind, and thoughtfulness are what bring true learning, and make a true student.
I have a family of friends who entered NOVA after the entirety of being homeschooled, and despite not attending public school, not only got along with their peers remarkably well, but received good grades as well.
And honestly, I feel the public system is a failure, and is in shambles; we have ignorant children, and worse, adults.
What do you suggest instead?