“Some students who were not recipients of affirmative action—when you meet them, it makes you wonder why they’re even there. They don’t seem to really care about the world, care about people, or care about society,” she said.
Sounds to me as if this person considers social activism as the most important qualification for college. But a lo…
“Some students who were not recipients of affirmative action—when you meet them, it makes you wonder why they’re even there. They don’t seem to really care about the world, care about people, or care about society,” she said.
Sounds to me as if this person considers social activism as the most important qualification for college. But a lot of kids are more interested in learning biochemistry or genetics! Or in playing the violin! Or in immersing themselves in 19th-century American poetry! Or in learning how to teach math to seventh-graders!
And that's just fine. You shouldn't have to be obsessed with saving the world to go to a top college.
I actually think the country would be better off if we didn’t have so many self-appointed saviors. The colleges and all professional schools are pushing this virtuous cupidity.
What? Go to college to learn? How passé. College is for being taught what to think and learn how to be offended. Not to actually learn math. Ridiculous.
Agreed. I found that statement annoying and judgmental. That young lady will be a real pain in the ass in whatever work situation she finagles herself into.
“Some students who were not recipients of affirmative action—when you meet them, it makes you wonder why they’re even there. They don’t seem to really care about the world, care about people, or care about society,” she said.
Sounds to me as if this person considers social activism as the most important qualification for college. But a lot of kids are more interested in learning biochemistry or genetics! Or in playing the violin! Or in immersing themselves in 19th-century American poetry! Or in learning how to teach math to seventh-graders!
And that's just fine. You shouldn't have to be obsessed with saving the world to go to a top college.
I actually think the country would be better off if we didn’t have so many self-appointed saviors. The colleges and all professional schools are pushing this virtuous cupidity.
What? Go to college to learn? How passé. College is for being taught what to think and learn how to be offended. Not to actually learn math. Ridiculous.
Not to learn how to think and reason, either.
Agreed. I found that statement annoying and judgmental. That young lady will be a real pain in the ass in whatever work situation she finagles herself into.