I work at a Los Angeles community college (economics professor).
This article was circulated widely via email at our campus some months ago.
The problem with college students — whether attending Stanford or attending the local Jr. College is
1) they come from horrid, chaotic, poorly run public K-12s and
2) they take classes with liberal profs who think the problem is not enough hugs - not lack of hard learning (memorizing important science ideas & principles, vocab. lessons, basic math, etc).
I continue to struggle with the students I’m given. They’re victims of govt. schools. Sad, sad, sad.
Merry Christmas, -
4L
>>>>>>The problem with college students ....is [that] they come from horrid, chaotic, poorly run public K-12s<<<<<<
Hear, hear.
I went in the 70’s, and high school was a prison with very little teaching and learning actually possible.
After 2 years of community college (4.0 and teacher references), I was awarded a 100 percent academic scholarship by a relatively serious university.
My point honestly is not to brag but to assert that our public high schools are generally a demoralizing disgrace and a blight, and for some kids it is only upon entry to college that they get the chance to embrace learning and study if given the opportunity.