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Re:Abuse isn’t an “advising style”: Consequences of MIT shel... by the_jeremy on Monday September 28, 2020 @05:05PM (#24621211)
No one "expects" to go through life without hearing insults, but that does not mean they should be tolerated. I fully expect to continue to hear racist, homophobic statements from US politicians. I do not want to, and I want to work to change that.

Sure, the real world sucks. I don't see that as a reason to prevent colleges from improving.

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Re:Abuse isn’t an “advising style”: Consequences of MIT shel... by NicolasGorden on Monday September 28, 2020 @09:45PM (#24623382)
> Sure, the real world sucks. I don't see that as a reason to prevent colleges from improving.

Absolutely. The problem I see is the deterioration of educational quality that seems to correlate with this improvement.

Also, at some point, you need to accept that to be elite, you need to do things that others can't and won't do. A high drop out rate to becoming elite is precisely what defines the elite title being sought.

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