That is the absolute truth. As one who graduated from college some 22 years after graduating from high school, I can tell you that the mission of higher education isn't the same as it was a few decades earlier.
Diversity, global warming, saving the whales - it's all about the latest teaching fad. That's not to say that there is no value in college, but one could easily throw out 50% of the "fluff" and maintain the same level of actual education.
Johnny turns in his math test and finds out that 2+2 does not equal 5. The teacher, not wanting to hurt his ego gives him a second chance and Johnny corrects his answer after a little thought and turns it over to his teacher who again finds it in error. "Johnny", She says,"your answer is again wrong! 2+2 may equal 4 but 5 is entitled to exist as well!
>When schools are more determined to teach entitlement values rather than math you get this result.
>>That is the absolute truth. As one who graduated from college some 22 years after graduating from high school, I can tell you that the mission of higher education isn't the same as it was a few decades earlier. Diversity, global warming, saving the whales - it's all about the latest teaching fad. That's not to say that there is no value in college, but one could easily throw out 50% of the "fluff" and maintain the same level of actual education.