Re:Why I regret getting straight A's in college
by earthboundkid on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:04AM
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"2. I didn't sleep."
"3. I've forgotten 95% of it."
These two are related. I graduated with a similar GPA, but I never once pulled an all-nighter. I also remember most of it, at least at a conceptual level, if not down to the fine details.
The problem is that students get brainwashed into thinking that grades are the goal, when in fact grades are supposed to be a measure of the real goal, which is learning. I think the English have a good idea with their "gap year." If Americans started doing that, I think it would help a lot of people get perspective on what their actual goals are.
"3. I've forgotten 95% of it."
These two are related. I graduated with a similar GPA, but I never once pulled an all-nighter. I also remember most of it, at least at a conceptual level, if not down to the fine details.
The problem is that students get brainwashed into thinking that grades are the goal, when in fact grades are supposed to be a measure of the real goal, which is learning. I think the English have a good idea with their "gap year." If Americans started doing that, I think it would help a lot of people get perspective on what their actual goals are.