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[waterspyder]

There is a problem with post-secondary education.

In the courses where rote memorization and regurgitation are the requirement, I'm a C+ student.

In the courses where I'm forced to offer my own opinion and defend it, debate it, or critique someone else's work, I'm an A student.

That's a bit of a jump.

One would think that employers, and life would find the second skill more valuable than the first, yet most of the courses are of the C+ variety. That's probably why I keep telling everyone that I don't make a very good academic. I guess it's really that I don't make good sheeple.

Comments

[conformistsheep.livejournal.com]

for employers as well as for life itself, the first option is better, since employers can control you better if you don't know how to offer, defend and argue your opinion and the less critical thinking you do, the easier life is.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Only if you subscribe to "Ignorance is Bliss"

Knowing I don't know stuff, and not knowing what to make of things drives me nutty.

I think I've also been blessed with bosses that like my brain that thinks outside of the box.

[kookiemaster.livejournal.com]

And only of your job does not require you to analyze information, make recommendations and push them through.