Not Everyone Should Go to College
Q:“Umm…can we have a study guide for the test?”
A:It’s called a textbook. Read it.
Q:“What’s going to be on the test?”
A: Please refer to previous answer.
Q: “Are you going to curve the test?”
A: Raising your grade from a “D-” to a “D+” isn’t going to help that much.
Q: “Will the test be multiple choice?”
A: Seriously?
Q: “Why did I get a “D” on this paper?”
A: Read the first sentence – then you tell me.
As I listen to students in my collegiate classes I’m often embarrassed to call them peers. I find myself wondering, “Who is letting these people in?” I thought college was about pursuing “higher education”.
The big push is for every American to pursue a college degree. While more high-school graduates are attending institutions of secondary education than in previous decades, the result has not been an increase in the intellectual assets of American society. Instead, the educational system has “dumbed down” and is requiring less competence than ever before. The screening process for college applicants has fallen to sub-par levels and is admitting more stupid people per year than our border is letting in illegal immigrants.
I have attended two universities. One, a Big Ten school in Indiana, the other, a medium-sized university in Michigan. I chose the first for their computer science program and the later for its top-ranked education program. Both schools, though vastly different in size and specialties, suffered the same problem — a massive influx of students ill-prepared for the intelectual demands of advanced degrees. How could this be? Both colleges have respected programs and their graduates are usually quite successful. Both colleges have minimum requirements for admission including G.P.A., S.A.T or A.C.T. scores. Both colleges are nationally respected. So why all the idiots?
That’s my question. I’m going to research an answer. I’ll report back soon.
