Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back to campus

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by netcan on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:33PM (#24163556)

I guess you're right. In practice, a lot of people are just putting one foot in front of another, much of the time. Myself included, probably.

At least humanities courses teach students to write. They're basically essay writing classes.

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by sebmellen on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:08PM (#24163891)

I'm not sure about that. Have you read the writing of a recent college grad? I worked with two on a project some time ago, one with a BA in English and another who dropped out of a Mathematics degree.

The one who'd dropped out was clearer and more consistent in their writing than the BA in English. Perhaps math enforces a level of pragmatism that the humanities don't?

Anecdotal, of course, but I've seen this pattern often.

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