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Why the fuck does it cost money to get smarter?? (aussie.zone)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Stupid ass private education bullshit

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[–] 27 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It really should be a challenge. The saying at my kids college/university was "A 'C' gets a degree". And while "haha that's funny" there were many in that group that took that literally and put in the least effort possible.

For work, my team and I work with engineer types, and its been a 10 years span of helping them. The newer graduates are a mixed bag: some are bright and innovative, and some are coasters.

We've had young guys asking for help on a problem, and as you help they start replying to text messages on social media, missing the entire "help" session you provide.

We've had grads struggle with simple counting / talling.

We have done step by step troubleshooting documentation. Then field a call from somebody saying the steps don't work. OK let's see your system and go through the steps. Let's check Step 1.
Them: oh I didn't do step one, because it said I didn't have system permission. So I just did step 2 onward.

I could go on, but I should end this rant LOL.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago

    Yeah. I was really blessed in terms of my upbringing that my family deeply valued education and taught me what was education and what was a stupid waste of time (which, some but not all of the public school US education I got was) and why the education was a vital human sacred thing. And so when I got to college I really wanted the real education part. It really alarmed me when people would be happy about the easy bullshit classes or upset about the difficult classes. Like bro... why the fuck are you even here? Learn HVAC instead, you'll save some money on loans and you can probably make more than you would as a data analyst or whatever the fuck.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The saying at my kids college/university was “A ‘C’ gets a degree”. And while “haha that’s funny” there were many in that group that took that literally and put in the least effort possible.

    I've been in classes when I could ace the class in my sleep and classes where I busted ass to pass.

    Grades tend to be highly subjective, not just by subject or material but by the course instructor and the school's attitude towards GPA. Sort of a joke that getting an "A" in colleges like Harvard and Yale is easier than Boston College or Ruetgers. You're de facto assumed smart if you're in the Ivy League. But you have to prove yourself against the field in these more accessible schools.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Sort of a joke that getting an “A” in colleges like Harvard and Yale is easier than Boston College or Ruetgers.

    I've taken classes at a few different schools including Harvard. This is absolutely not true. You don't really have to be smart to do well at Harvard, although it helps, but you absolutely do have to bust your ass (in a way you do not at other top-tier schools as long you have some familiarity with the subject going into it.)

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    When people say that higher grades don't make you successful, many don't realize that that probably means students who sacrificed their performance on school assessments to challenge themselves, work on personal projects and gain experience rather than trying to get a perfect assessment score in school. A portfolio is more important than grades when it comes to applying for jobs.

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