Hear-hear. I might even be reasonably happy with just turning a troupe of Howler Monkeys loose inside their homes as a pleasant and diverting surprise.


The most disheartening thing EVER to hear as a college faculty member was a failing student who couldn't answer the question "Why are you here? What is your purpose in pursuing a college education?"

I kept kleenex in my office for those students.

Things like that are why I can't quite keep my blood pressure down where it ought to be without, on some level, believing that karma IS real.





Originally Posted by JonLaw
Originally Posted by madeinuk
It is supposed to be a place where the brighter people go to delve more deeply into Knowledge.

Has college ever been like that in the United States?

Well, no. Of course not. Unless one assumes that everyone who is brighter is wealthy-- and that NOBODY who is low-income is that bright to begin with.


If one goes with that assumption, however, everything was fine until about 1980.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.