Not a big deal.
Education is not about graduation ceremonies.
It is a big deal for parents and grandparents, especially if the graduate is the first member of a family to attend and graduate from college!
>> Education is not about graduation ceremonies.
Yeahbut, I doubt there’s all that much education going on at Columbia either.
And I bet the “credentials” (or “pedigree”) value in a Columbia diploma has taken a below-the-waterline hit as well.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving institution, after what they did in the thirties and forties to bring us Gramscian marxism.
I understand the context of your statement, but I would have to disagree with you.
Graduation is certainly a rite of passage and worth celebrating. Sure, it isn’t going to help you build a better bridge or perform gallbladder surgery, but we live in a culture that is increasingly attempting to minimize the value of the individual and enhance the value of the collective, which I think it destructive to both the individual and the culture.
While it is true that celebration is not intrinsically a good thing, it does have value where it IS a good thing. Like it used to be when celebrating advancement to Eagle Scout, or getting a commission in the military, or...graduating from High School.
Granted, they have watered down High School and College so much that the value of graduation is comparatively diminished, but it is still a watershed event in life.
These days, education is barely about education.