I think this applies to almost all of educational history, not just "today's students." On that note, it doesn't make it right and I think schools should be reevaluated on what they teach today. Now that I am an adult, I can say with confidence that I have very little use for diagramming a sentence, geometry, or memorizing specific dates that were only remembered for test taking. And, although I graduated 16 years ago, everything I learned in the way of college prep was out of date once I went to college.
Maybe that's because "today's adults" constantly tell us that unless we get straight As and have perfect GPAs, we aren't intelligent and aren't worth their time. We've been taught that those numbers define us, yet adults still condemn is for striving to achieve.
We're defined by a set of numbers and that sets out entire worth. And yet, we don't really learn much that we'll use daily later in life, but things that aren't useful yet "required" so we have to know them.
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· 8 years ago
Not me, not anymore, which is why I'm dropping a class
Well, yeah, it's either that or being put in probation, which could probably lead me to being expelled from the university, and being left on standby for a year because that's the penalty... and then giving tons of restrictions because of the abysmal grade.
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It's either that or coming to terms that my grades won't get me intro gradschool, even if my GRE score might be amazing... or that professors will be hesitant to take me under their wings because of said grades.
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My previous major made my life hell, totally not worthy and so I switched to something I actually found out I enjoyed doing/studying. Still have to work my ass off, don't get me wrong, but at least this time it doesn't feel as if my overall health is going down the drain.
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· 8 years ago
I'd say we give up a lot more than just mental health...
I just hate how learning was basically ruined for us. I love learning new things, but suddenly when we have to learn it for a test it takes all the fun out of it. Same for reading- I used to love books but with all the stuff I have to do with the books I have to read for school, it takes the fun out of just being able to enjoy the book.
"Students have it SO hard..." Wait 'til you get a job that depends on plenty of other (not necessarily reliable) people, and are responsible for not only yourself but your family as well. You'll understand why adults look back at high school and college so wistfully.
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It's either that or coming to terms that my grades won't get me intro gradschool, even if my GRE score might be amazing... or that professors will be hesitant to take me under their wings because of said grades.
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My previous major made my life hell, totally not worthy and so I switched to something I actually found out I enjoyed doing/studying. Still have to work my ass off, don't get me wrong, but at least this time it doesn't feel as if my overall health is going down the drain.