Re:The End of the English Major
by xenon7 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:14AM
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Yes. I'm guessing it's because nearly every American needs to go to college nowadays (sure, there are other options, but college is the most practical) and as a result they had to lower standards. I mean, I've heard that some universities don't even require SAT/ACT scores anymore. That doesn't mean that "prestigious" universities don't exist, but generally speaking they've really dumbed-down things a lot.
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Re:The End of the English Major
by justinator on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:25AM
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Even 20 years ago, I had a class that was struggling to get through the introduction of a book. We spent a few weeks on it. I became frustrated and just checked the book out of the library and read it entirely one afternoon.
It took me awhile to realize that what most of the class were struggling with was not a grasp of the English language per-se, but the overwhelmingly majority of people in the class were dyslexic. And because of that, they were in an art and design college.
Re:The End of the English Major
by BeFlatXIII on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:55PM
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…if they had dyscalculia, they'd be studying elementary ed.
Re:The End of the English Major
by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:11PM
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The college diploma is yet another victim of Goodhart's law.
42.1% of American 18- to 24-year-olds are enrolled in college or graduate school
It's really that low? Ah, my bad. That's surprising to me.
Re:The End of the English Major
by red-iron-pine on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:21PM
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And 41% is just enrollment -- many will never finish.
Maybe 30% of the US actually holds any sort of degree.