Posted on 05/01/2016 8:32:02 AM PDT by oh8eleven
The elites want strong slaves/minions,not a bunch of snowflakes.
Second-amendment-free zones are OK though.
Unexpected coming from him...But at least he didn’t limit the soft drink size in the “safe spaces”....
“The whole purpose of college is to learn how to deal with difficult situations...”
WRONG. The whole purpose of college is to get some worthwhile degree to help with future earnings (and offset current investment). It is all about investments. Useless college degrees should be removed. Only Business, Engineering, and Hard Sciences should be in the public universities(if they should even remain open). The rest should be removed, their “professors” fired, and the university buildings auctioned off. And no more gubmint funding!
Even a broken clock . . .
Love that cartoon!
Meaning absolutely no disrespect to either you or your daughter, but what does a major in Geography entail? My memories of school are somewhat vague after all of these years, but my main memories of geography are capital cities, types of biomes, names and locations of mountain ranges, lakes, etc ...
I'm assuming that collegiate-level geography is more involved than what I remember from grade-school ....
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“But even considered as “hobbies,” these areas add much to life beyond the functionality of the theoretical and applied sciences. Still, much that goes on in the humanities these days is little more than left-wing propaganda. One of my daughters majored in Geography, and I was amazed how thoroughly politicized even THAT field has become. (Perhaps needless to say, her college degree has nothing whatsoever to do with her actual employment, which is in accounting and bookkeeping.)”
I have nothing against PRIVATE universities teaching whatever the heck they teach as long as taxpayers money (which is always stolen at the gun point) is not used to subsidize things. If you’re rich enough to afford un-subsidized private education, it is none of my business if you want to waste your money on crappy things. In fact, philosophy and arts might just be for you. You can hire the business people and scientists to do the real thing. Suit yourself.
But, we should not be subsidizing these useless philosophy, sociology, and arts courses in these gubmint funded universities.
Historically, pre-WW2, that role was taken by trade schools. Universities were for getting a well rounded education on philosophy and the liberal arts, not learning a craft. I suppose medicine, law, and architecture/engineering being exceptions. After the GI Bill a lot of those two year trade institutions either got absorbed into larger universities or became community colleges.
The error some make is to to attribute the classical purpose of the university (a spot for gentlemen of means to mature their general classical liberal arts education and engage in intellectually stimulating debate) with the modern purpose (to train in a trade so you can get a job). Some still think it's the former and find that they have useless degrees and can't get a job to pay down their massive debts. Others wax poetic about universities as these august bodies where debate and intellectual curiosity are paramount but they are trade schools now. People need to get over the idea of the old time university, it's dead.
“...what does a major in Geography entail? My memories of school are somewhat vague after all of these years, but my main memories of geography are capital cities, types of biomes, names and locations of mountain ranges, lakes, etc ...”
I am guessing that geography courses, if it is any useful, would prepare the graduates on fossil fuel, rock type studies, and other useful things that help during oil/coal/gas exploration. Also, understanding earthquakes due to crust/plate tectonics are useful in certain cases. Beyond these practical use-cases(there might be others), Geography is probably about understanding oppressed cultures and how the evil capitalist encroachment is destroying the natural habitat.
Transportation and urban/regional planning draw heavily from the geography field. Also, Geographic Information Systems is finding more and more use in all kinds of non-geographic fields every day.
I tried minoring in geography on my last go-round in college...unfortunately the school’s geog unit was no longer a stand-alone department, and the course offerings had shrunk so much that one of my geog profs openly told me that their geography minor wasn’t worth getting.
Again, thanks ...
“Others wax poetic about universities as these august bodies where debate and intellectual curiosity are paramount but they are trade schools now. People need to get over the idea of the old time university, it’s dead. “
If you can afford it without gubmint extorting taxpayers, by all means. Rich people with excess money can learn about philosophy and arts. In fact, in the past, only the rich could even go to the universities. By all means. Somebody needs those museums to remain open.
For the rest, “trade” schools give the most value. Can’t feed your kids with a useless philosophy degree paid-for by the taxpayers. And complain about “jobs”. Yikes.
Again, thanks ...
Yes, the field has become another dumping ground for everything PC...I spun it to my own ends, by writing about topics like modern “clean” nuclear power using thorium for fuel, and African decolonization during the Cold War.
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