tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4406388056273350989..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation?" From WashPo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87290246500467133352015-02-01T17:38:52.142-05:002015-02-01T17:38:52.142-05:00We focus too much on job skills and not enough on ...We focus too much on job skills and not enough on the liberal arts notion that an educated person is important to sustain our culture and society. The real purpose of education is to deepen minds and to create human beings who care about humanity, the environment, and make decisions accordingly. I know, very idealistic but that is exactly the point. <br /><br />Forget job training and spend moreTrish from Texarkanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537710252663530562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4361051500302364552015-02-01T16:52:01.659-05:002015-02-01T16:52:01.659-05:00"They've been over-guided throughout thei..."They've been over-guided throughout their lives, so colleges need to provide more guidance. "<br /><br />Whaaa?!?<br /><br />Pass the scotch, please. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32474771139845344422015-02-01T12:28:55.796-05:002015-02-01T12:28:55.796-05:00"whether a student launches after college dep..."whether a student launches after college depends largely on what they do while in school. Just getting the sheepskin no longer guarantees a good job"<br /><br />You say that like it's a bad thing<br /><br />" it really doesn’t matter what they major in as long as they are rigorous in their studies as well as activities beyond the classroom."<br /><br />So clearly the Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78801499239787077942015-02-01T11:46:00.445-05:002015-02-01T11:46:00.445-05:00In addition, they've been indoctrinated with t...In addition, they've been indoctrinated with the idea that individual effort counts for nothing as it disrupts collective group-think. This discourages personal initiative which, sometimes, is what's required for a team to accomplish its objectives.<br /><br />In addition, they've been taught that all failure is bad. Sometimes failure is the best teacher by pointing out weaknesses Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63125174130844379442015-02-01T11:06:24.045-05:002015-02-01T11:06:24.045-05:00This whole idea is a semantic error. He says "...This whole idea is a semantic error. He says "syllabused" when he means "helicoptered/oversupervised/hyperscheduled/infantilized."Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75710333319798103682015-02-01T10:56:36.139-05:002015-02-01T10:56:36.139-05:00Ideally students should think of going to college ...Ideally students should think of going to college as a full-time job, and put all their energies into learning content and producing high-standards work. Obviously very few of them do that, not least since so many work 20h/wk or more. <br /><br />Another factor is that profs are no longer allowed to require standards in student work (or even attendance) under penalty of failing the course. At Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85451760790122084862015-02-01T10:27:55.473-05:002015-02-01T10:27:55.473-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71155054201324185302015-02-01T08:30:55.023-05:002015-02-01T08:30:55.023-05:00Part of Enterprise's problem is probably that ...Part of Enterprise's problem is probably that they hire athletes. At least in my experience, athletes (at least those in marquee sports) are among the most helicoptered/overscheduled/infantilized of all. Enterprise is probably not going to be able to hire the students with the most highly-developed teamwork *and* problem-solving skills (engineers), since engineers expect to be paid more Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68615985995678352262015-02-01T08:01:55.605-05:002015-02-01T08:01:55.605-05:00Marie Artim makes the mistake of assuming that the...Marie Artim makes the mistake of assuming that the syllabus takes decisions out of the hands of students. <br /><br />This is a generation that has been ‘helicoptered’ through their lives. Decisions were made for them, so they're less likely to have learned the skill of making a decision.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com