Is college really about learning?

[imageWIS]

I had a management prof. (he has tenure, of course) that stated that Lexus and Toyota aren't the same company. When one of us expanded by saying that Lexus is a fully owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, he stated that we were still incorrect... No one and I mean no one liked that guy. His class had 200 people the first class and by the end of the semester had about 40.

 

[HedgeFundHotSHot]

He taught his students so well that all but the least-able were able to find jobs prior to graduation?

 

[ZackyBoy]

College is a screening process to prove you aren't marsupialed. And I hate it.

Originally Posted by Helix

It is beyond me that people still use a static grading scale. Thankfully I don't have to deal with it in most of my classes since physics and engineering classes tend to have low averages. Everyone would have 2s if there were no curve.
All my classes are curved... midterms get dropped, free marks etc etc. God bless math majors.

 

[tc6]

I had a Professor who encouraged students to come to class "under the influence" of natural herbs as she felt it would open up our minds to her creative mind.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by tc6

I had a Professor who encouraged students to come to class "under the influence" of natural herbs as she felt it would open up our minds to her creative mind.

Berkley?

 

[tc6]

Noo, it was an writing class I at Rutgers. The professor was one of those hippie-stuck in the 60s- writers.

 

[brown eyes]

Earning an undergraduate degree just says to employers that you're trainable.

Earning a graduate degree just says to employers that you're trainable and you can do it without supervision.

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by brown eyes

Earning an undergraduate degree just says to employers that you're trainable.
Yeah, I kind of agree. Also that you are able to meet deadlines.

I think that the only two degrees that are actually useful right out of college are engineering and accounting. For everything else you're going to have to learn on the job pretty much.

It doesn't seem quite as funny now but a prof once told the class that a BS = bullshit, MS = more **** and PhD = piled higher and deeper.

 

[HedgeFundHotSHot]

Yeah, what some of you guys said is right. College shows them that your'e trainable, and work-related things on your CV adds to that point.
Pretty marsupialed as mentioned, but since there's a miniscule amount of people who are readily deployable without college....=/

So actually if someone manages to get a position for a gap year before college(being accepted a year before, then promising he'll go of course), and can learn enough that year to show he's good to go for work, college is pointless for him.

I had a situation like this, but went anyway.