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Originally Posted by Rekna
But these are in higher education (graduate school and beyond). Our colleges are party houses where a large percentage of students are there to party. Grade inflation has made it so most people get A's and very few fail. Students that should be failing are getting C-'s so they don't have to retake the classes.
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sounds like I'm at the wrong university! or at least in the wrong major. I think you might find that its very cut and dry in the engineering departments still...probably just by the nature of the people who teach engineering classes.
and since most non-science classes really dont teach anything thats important...I dont know if passing students is all that bad.
my older brother got a degree in business management and marketing...and he hasnt used anything that his classes taught...they're just hoops to jump through so that you can get a piece of paper.
I have gained an immense amount of mathematical and scientific reasoning ability in college....but its alot of work thats more than just busy-work, or memorization (though I do have to memorize the Iron-iron carbide phase diagram for some reason
) and working hard doesnt necessarily mean good grades either.
anyway...its not the education system's fault. yes, it does suck that high school is too easy (that really hurts guys who decide to pursue engineering or science)...but the reality is...the opportunity to learn is there, and its up to the parents to raise the kid to have a passion for learning. In the US...if some kid (and the kids parents want him to) wants to learn, there is no limit on the amount of resources that they have at their disposal.