Comments on: College Gives Credit for Obama Campaign Volunteers, None for McCain http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/06/16/college-gives-credit-for-obama-campaign-volunteers-none-for-mccain/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:03:16 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: greree http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/06/16/college-gives-credit-for-obama-campaign-volunteers-none-for-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-63821 greree Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:30:19 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=80116#comment-63821 Here's an idea. Give the high school graduates a "gap 2 years", and have them spend it in the military. Here’s an idea. Give the high school graduates a “gap 2 years”, and have them spend it in the military.

]]> By: amfortas http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/06/16/college-gives-credit-for-obama-campaign-volunteers-none-for-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-63782 amfortas Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:21:11 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=80116#comment-63782 I do not think a 'gap' year is lazy at all. If anything it is way too short. Barely any 18 y/o is capable today of undertaking an old fashioned University education. Indeed America led the way in fatuous university degrees, and other countries have followed suit, dumbing down in a variety of modes. Feminism isn't alone in indoctrinating crap into kids but it has led he way for many other disciplines to let go of any semblence of 'discipline'. The search for Truth has completely disappeared as it is now seen as too hard to pin down. One person's 'truth' is not anothers for the first time in History. A University-level 'paper' can get marks for simple assertion. Whatever crap can be tempted out of immature minds is good enough for a pass. Whatever crap can be force fed into them is seen as 'cutting edge'. A three year degree starting at 18 is so basic these days and is a breeze for an active mind. It is a slow drip of crap mostly, interspersed with boozing and playtime. Strike that. It is playtime and boozing with an occasional burst of reluctanly undertaken and indolently completed 'work' on pre-cast AgitProp. Even twenty five years ago a three year degree could be completed with ease by a 25 y/o in 15 months, part time, while doing a full-time job. Today, any kid who puts in more than 12 hours study a week is considered 'uncool' or worse, suspected of being dim. A basic degree in 1960 would be worth a PhD today. No one is allowed to fail. Universities are 'measured' by quantity. Marking is a laugh. Plagiarism is rife. Lecturers are graded by popularity. The 'hard' lecturers get fewer students and their programs are dropped. Managerialism dictates mind and intellectual curiosity is suppressed. PC rules (to touch ever so gently on your Obama point). "Be shown crap; chant it in Rap" is lauded as a modern teaching method. Its avant guarde. Its Post whatever. I would restrict University education to those over 25. Let the idle little buggers get a real job in the real world for the years between 18 and 25. And bring University education back up to what it was. Challenging and rigorous. As it is now it is challenging only to a ten y/o. I do not think a ‘gap’ year is lazy at all. If anything it is way too short.

Barely any 18 y/o is capable today of undertaking an old fashioned University education. Indeed America led the way in fatuous university degrees, and other countries have followed suit, dumbing down in a variety of modes.

Feminism isn’t alone in indoctrinating crap into kids but it has led he way for many other disciplines to let go of any semblence of ‘discipline’. The search for Truth has completely disappeared as it is now seen as too hard to pin down. One person’s ‘truth’ is not anothers for the first time in History. A University-level ‘paper’ can get marks for simple assertion. Whatever crap can be tempted out of immature minds is good enough for a pass. Whatever crap can be force fed into them is seen as ‘cutting edge’.

A three year degree starting at 18 is so basic these days and is a breeze for an active mind. It is a slow drip of crap mostly, interspersed with boozing and playtime. Strike that. It is playtime and boozing with an occasional burst of reluctanly undertaken and indolently completed ‘work’ on pre-cast AgitProp. Even twenty five years ago a three year degree could be completed with ease by a 25 y/o in 15 months, part time, while doing a full-time job. Today, any kid who puts in more than 12 hours study a week is considered ‘uncool’ or worse, suspected of being dim.

A basic degree in 1960 would be worth a PhD today.

No one is allowed to fail. Universities are ‘measured’ by quantity. Marking is a laugh. Plagiarism is rife. Lecturers are graded by popularity. The ‘hard’ lecturers get fewer students and their programs are dropped. Managerialism dictates mind and intellectual curiosity is suppressed. PC rules (to touch ever so gently on your Obama point).

“Be shown crap; chant it in Rap” is lauded as a modern teaching method. Its avant guarde. Its Post whatever.

I would restrict University education to those over 25. Let the idle little buggers get a real job in the real world for the years between 18 and 25. And bring University education back up to what it was. Challenging and rigorous. As it is now it is challenging only to a ten y/o.

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