tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832236349540926420.post8405995190952609954..comments2023-06-03T07:31:58.418-05:00Comments on The Critically Pissed: This isn't high school anymore (by anon)Critically Pissedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616961824286610531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832236349540926420.post-4372489609003967632015-12-10T09:57:22.212-06:002015-12-10T09:57:22.212-06:00"The significance of college is to do well an..."The significance of college is to do well and learn in order to get a decent paying job and to live comfortably."<br /><br />I do share your thoughts about the types of students you described (and I was a math major, so we probably had a few of the same professors), and I feel the quote I shared from your passage may hold what is a major factor in this problem. I believe many students care so much about the job and money that they care much more about the degree versus the education that is gained on the way to receiving it. Don't get me wrong, the degree is the end goal and it's not a bad thing to "keep your eye on the ball," but when students are willing to not care about the education, only worrying about grades, taking shortcuts and being dishonest, they care only about the end and nothing about the middle. These students would probably have no qualms about skipping class and receiving a degree for free.<br /><br />Another few points I thought I would bring up is I wonder if the added pressure of getting a degree is leading to numerous more students who wouldn't (and probably shouldn't) have normally applied now going to college. I wonder if the "weeding out" (for lack of better words) process is now happening less, and colleges are receiving more students who don't like school and would rather not be there all due to pressure. Also, I think students going straight from high school to college might be a contributing factor. Many schools try to push their students straight to college with no time off, claiming if they take any break they will "never go to college," which I disagree with personally. I would recommend a year or so off of school to most students just to get some work experience and money, as well as calm down and mentally prepare for college, which many high school students do not do, and they are the ones easy to pick out when they first arrive.<br /><br />So I overall agree with you and give you sympathy. I feel I was pretty lucky in my time at UW-Whitewater, but I did have a few classmates who were less than desirable. I hope it gets better, good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com