Snivel Some More

I don't know if anyone remembers that video Professor Radney played for us called "The Visions of Students Today." If you do, you probably will remember that it was done at Kansas State. Because of that, student life is significantly different than TRU. Personally, I feel that those kids need to grow up and stop the sniveling. Am I the only one who thinks this?

Anyways, the video starts out complaining about the big class sizes and small work space for the students. I have had a class in the clock tower with a similar atmosphere. My solution is to bring a notebook and leave your bulky binder at home. Although I must admit, I am very happy TRU does not have this problem.

One quote in the video said, "You have lost my attention after 20 minutes."  Is that in any way the students responsibility? In the real world, are you going to let your boss know that when he or she doesn't capture your attention? Of course not. This is because you are suppose to be a professional. Last I heard, university was preparation for the real workplace.

Another quote, "Nothing worth knowing can be taught" which they took from Oscar Wilde. I quickly googled him and found out that he was an Irish writer and poet in the late 1800's...

I'm sorry I am not living my life by his words. Maybe something more like, If we were never taught anything, how much would we know?

I agree that not everything we learn will be valuable. But the trick is to get the most out of our education. We might not retain everything that is being taught to us, but we will benefit from the other stuff we have learned. Being a student that took four years off, I understand the opportunity cost of going to university. I also understand the debt it brings. Many of my friends bought trucks worth my student future student loan. I'm guessing it will be somewhere around $40,000. The difference is their trucks will depreciate and my degree will be my own investment. Ten years from now those trucks will be long gone. In contrast, I do not have a problem paying for my university education. Maybe you can find a similar example for your own motivation?