Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap...
by FredPret on Monday March 20, 2023 @05:35AM
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I don't know, trying adding 2 and 2 and see if my argument leads anywhere?
Instruction from experts is a good thing, and that part of college is therefore a good thing. But there are many aspects of college that is directly or indirectly not exactly the same thing as sitting there in front of an instructor.
Things such as paying tuition, socializing, walking around campus, getting classes on being more woke. These aspects add and detract from the central idea of college, which is instruction by experts.
Therefore students have to weigh the total experience and see if it is worth it. The article is saying many of them reckon it is not worth it anymore.
Instruction from experts is a good thing, and that part of college is therefore a good thing. But there are many aspects of college that is directly or indirectly not exactly the same thing as sitting there in front of an instructor.
Things such as paying tuition, socializing, walking around campus, getting classes on being more woke. These aspects add and detract from the central idea of college, which is instruction by experts.
Therefore students have to weigh the total experience and see if it is worth it. The article is saying many of them reckon it is not worth it anymore.