this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2024
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A Boring Dystopia
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Seems like the schools (not the colleges) that aren't preparing these kids. They mentioned some students saying they haven't had to read a full book prior to college. That's not good. Not everything can be learned through short-form media. And it's such a disserve to the kids. Reading can be such a joy.
I teach philosophy at a community college.
I have learned from my students that their high schools didn’t ever require them to read a whole book or write much of anything. They also didn’t teach them some essential computer skills.
Strangest of all, it is apparently a common practice to award a base grade of 50% on all assignments, even for missing work.
So, my introductory philosophy class, which I have designed to be very easy (you likely get an A for showing up, talking, and turning things in on time) ends up being more difficult than anything they’ve ever done in school so far because I’m asking them to read 10 or so pages a week and write around 500 words a week.
That's so wild. Some of these kids want to go on to be doctors, lawyers, etc., but they won't be able to read the needed text. That's so unfair to them.