Also a lot of professors suck at teaching and will teach highly outdated material or terrible practices, and half the degree at my university was gen-ed unrelated to the degree subject that should have been taught in high school.
I couldn’t agree more. I initially went to a small community college. I took o chem twice because my first professor was so awful that the entire class would have bombed if he didn’t curve the entire course so hard that we all got Bs or above.
When I retook it at a state university, I learned our confusion was due to him having no goddamn idea what he was talking about. His lectures didn’t match the textbook, which is why we were getting marked off for what often turned out to be actually correct answers on the tests he made.
Even STEM bachelor’s degrees can be a little iffy. I finished my undergrad and felt like what I truly learned was how little I knew.
Also a lot of professors suck at teaching and will teach highly outdated material or terrible practices, and half the degree at my university was gen-ed unrelated to the degree subject that should have been taught in high school.
I couldn’t agree more. I initially went to a small community college. I took o chem twice because my first professor was so awful that the entire class would have bombed if he didn’t curve the entire course so hard that we all got Bs or above.
When I retook it at a state university, I learned our confusion was due to him having no goddamn idea what he was talking about. His lectures didn’t match the textbook, which is why we were getting marked off for what often turned out to be actually correct answers on the tests he made.
The thing about a college education is that you absorb a lot of information that you don’t really think about.
I’m no smarter than I was in high school, but I know a fuckton more. I just can’t itemize what it is I’ve learned.