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March 25, 2009 at 9:32 PM #15371March 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM #373268
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ParticipantSo much in that article is sadly true. I say this as a graduate of, and an employee of, elite/elitist universities.
March 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM #373549AK
ParticipantSo much in that article is sadly true. I say this as a graduate of, and an employee of, elite/elitist universities.
March 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM #373722AK
ParticipantSo much in that article is sadly true. I say this as a graduate of, and an employee of, elite/elitist universities.
March 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM #373764AK
ParticipantSo much in that article is sadly true. I say this as a graduate of, and an employee of, elite/elitist universities.
March 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM #373881AK
ParticipantSo much in that article is sadly true. I say this as a graduate of, and an employee of, elite/elitist universities.
March 26, 2009 at 2:25 PM #373342NotCranky
ParticipantI agree with the author about the inefficiencies of higher education. Any high school dropout could have made the same points in five poorly constructed sentences or less. It leaves more time for really important things, like becoming a sanitation engineer… and beer.
March 26, 2009 at 2:25 PM #373622NotCranky
ParticipantI agree with the author about the inefficiencies of higher education. Any high school dropout could have made the same points in five poorly constructed sentences or less. It leaves more time for really important things, like becoming a sanitation engineer… and beer.
March 26, 2009 at 2:25 PM #373796NotCranky
ParticipantI agree with the author about the inefficiencies of higher education. Any high school dropout could have made the same points in five poorly constructed sentences or less. It leaves more time for really important things, like becoming a sanitation engineer… and beer.
March 26, 2009 at 2:25 PM #373839NotCranky
ParticipantI agree with the author about the inefficiencies of higher education. Any high school dropout could have made the same points in five poorly constructed sentences or less. It leaves more time for really important things, like becoming a sanitation engineer… and beer.
March 26, 2009 at 2:25 PM #373957NotCranky
ParticipantI agree with the author about the inefficiencies of higher education. Any high school dropout could have made the same points in five poorly constructed sentences or less. It leaves more time for really important things, like becoming a sanitation engineer… and beer.
March 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM #373352garysears
ParticipantI thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.
My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.
But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.
I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.
Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.
I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.
March 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM #373633garysears
ParticipantI thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.
My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.
But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.
I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.
Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.
I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.
March 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM #373805garysears
ParticipantI thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.
My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.
But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.
I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.
Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.
I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.
March 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM #373849garysears
ParticipantI thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.
My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.
But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.
I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.
Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.
I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.
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