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College stopped being about getting an education a long time ago. It's just a low pass filter for the job market. Students aren't actually interested in learni
by qeternity 26d ago
College stopped being about getting an education a long time ago.
It's just a low pass filter for the job market. Students aren't actually interested in learning anything, they have been condition for a long time to jump through the hoops.
It would be much better if we actually returned to exam and performance based evaluation of students, and stopped giving everyone As just for trying hard. But parents look at college fees as buying their kid a job opportunity, and so grade inflation has basically ruined the SNR of academic performance for all but the lowest performers.
- stephbook 26d agoI meet a lot of noj-college people and let's just say, "just a low pass filter" is still A LOT of value.
- Nition 26d agoAlthough surely highpass filter would make more sense in the analogy here?
- dag100 25d agoIt depends on college attendance. In developed countries, it is a low-excluding - or the inverse of a low-pass - filter as most graduate, while in developing countries it is a high-pass filter as few have the resources to reach an undergraduate level of education.
- Nition 25d agoI'm confused by your point here. You seem to be saying it's a highpass in developing countries and also a highpass in developed countries?