Ugh I hate this mindset

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2014-01-11 14:18

  Quote from Chockeh;1186939:

  Hm, step-sister majored in psychology and is a researcher in the field of neuroscience. Ain't all that bad. Then again, she's finishing up he doctorate, meaning that her education went beyond regular psychology students. Also, is jessibitch really in Psychology or is that just an assumption?

  
  
  Your step-sister's in biological psychology, which should have higher demands than other aspects of psychology.
  Although, the funding for biological research has decreased over the past few years since the investment doesn't really pay off.
  Dumb psychology majors think they're going to be therapists or something.
  
  Psychology majors are also popular for non bio-major pre-med students since medical schools require courses and not majors.
• Juno wrote on 2014-01-12 03:20
  Nowadays, it's possible to learn much more without attending a college. It used to be that they were more or less warehouses of information. Ironically, despite the relative devaluing of college, the price has risen astronomically.
  
  It's still worthwhile for some things like engineering, but definitely not mandatory and not auto-worth.
• Kaeporo wrote on 2014-01-13 23:44
  [video=youtube;qzKzu86Agg0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzKzu86Agg0[/video]
  
  I found this video to be rather insightful.
  
  The most important thing to note would be the value of critical thinking skills; the ability to take a step back and truly understand something, be it the effectiveness of our education system in America, the emotional impact of a retort to a peer, or anything in-between. People want to feel safe. People want matters to be simple. That safety net comes at a cost, folks.
  
  The sheep who run with the flock will continue to suffer the same losses to the wolves in our society. Perhaps some sheep evade the wolves and live long enough to thrive; maybe others fall behind, where they serve as examples to the rest of the sheep. The important thing is to recognize that you have other options besides the sheep or the wolf. You can be a sheepdog and protect the sheep. You can be a fucking turtle, who gives a shit?
  
  I would like to draw an analogy between arming a powerful, secure nation and riding a bicycle to a friends house. You could purchase the most expensive bike at the shop with the hope that it's the most effective. Alternatively, you could purchase the most expensive bike at the shop armed with the knowledge that it happens to be the most effective. Perhaps you should consider that you could instead opt to shop at another bike shop where you might find a better deal? On that note, why do you need a bike? While riding a bicycle might be the most time efficient option, it's probably not the most cost efficient option depending on your situation, noting opportunity cost. Ultimately, you may not even need to reach your friends house. Why not invite your friend over to your house instead?
  
  In my opinion, the general populace of every society has always lacked the ability to fully utilize their ability to reason. While certain forces orchestrated by parties with significant or situational authority or influence on a society may inhibit this ability for a variety of reasons, they have done so as long as men have been able to rationalize their perceptions. I believe the primary reason why this disconnect is so vividly observed today is the ease in which people can communicate across a widely diverse domain.
  
  Of course, this is merely my understanding of this particular situation in print. I could be completely wrong. That's the great thing about learning through communication.
• Hanna wrote on 2014-01-14 01:12
  In my opinion one of the US' biggest problem when it comes to school is that we don't teach them actual real life skills
  We teach them how to sit in classrooms for 6 hours a day and come home and and write what's in a text book on a piece of paper, we don't teach them anything actually useful.
  We try to compensate that by teaching kids to glue together bird houses as if that's useful.
  We need to evaluate each individual child and see what their strengths are and what path we can put them on to live a successful life.
  Instead we have a one size fits all education system where if you can't keep up you're left behind to rot.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-01-14 01:18

  Quote from Hanna;1187654:

  In my opinion one of the US' biggest problem when it comes to school is that we don't teach them actual real life skills
  We teach them how to sit in classrooms for 6 hours a day and come home and and write what's in a text book on a piece of paper, we don't teach them anything actually useful.
  We try to compensate that by teaching kids to glue together bird houses as if that's useful.
  We need to evaluate each individual child and see what their strengths are and what path we can put them on to live a successful life.
  Instead we have a one size fits all education system where if you can't keep up you're left behind to rot.

  
  
  Yes the school system in NA is pretty outdated, pre-secondary education are meant to train factory workers, people who can follow instructions and efficiently perform simple tasks. This form of education no longers fits our need for critical thinking individuals who can solve complex problems.
• Hanna wrote on 2014-01-14 03:33
  In school I had an IEP (individualized education plan)
  I took a series of tests to determine what my strengths and weaknesses were and my education was built upon balancing out my classes
  My time limits on tests were tailored specifically for me
  I would have the same time as everyone else on certain things but may have had +10 +20 +30 on others
  My classes were set based on what I could handle best, they weren't super easy, either I did the same work as everyone else in that class
  For example I struggled deeply with math, so I took algebra 1 and 2 and geometry 1 and 2
  But excelled at literature so I took all ap English classes
  I also was tutored for one of my extra curricular classes
  I never took calculus because my counselor knew is never be able to keep up
  I think it shouldn't only be children with disabilities that have these plans but every child because if I hadn't had it, I wouldn't have graduated near the top of my class, I may not have even graduated at all because children who can't keep up often drop out
• 800mans wrote on 2014-01-14 06:45

  Quote from TLCBonaparte;1187659:

  Yes the school system in NA is pretty outdated, pre-secondary education are meant to train factory workers, people who can follow instructions and efficiently perform simple tasks. This form of education no longers fits our need for critical thinking individuals who can solve complex problems.

  
  
  Reminds me of something I learned in a class. This education system is a remnant of the industrial revolution right?
  
  And this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
  
  Tho IMO if you take some literary analysis course, pure mathematics (number theory), some sort of advanced comp sci course, design engineering of some sort (not following a rubric but more leaning towards innovation), you also get to practice your *outside of the box/creative thinking* process, however you quantify/define a scale of creativity.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-01-14 16:26

  Quote from 800mans;1187799:

  Reminds me of something I learned in a class. This education system is a remnant of the industrial revolution right?
  
  And this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
  
  Tho IMO if you take some literary analysis course, pure mathematics (number theory), some sort of advanced comp sci course, design engineering of some sort (not following a rubric but more leaning towards innovation), you also get to practice your *outside of the box/creative thinking* process, however you quantify/define a scale of creativity.

  
  
  Wow, you are right that is where I got the information from, impressive.