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[erg923]

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I think that's a great point, but I just wish those people wouldn't come to college anyways, and then disrupt things (either by actually being disruptive in class, or just by dragging down the class content as they whine about getting Cs when they don't do any work).

I have no problems with someone choosing a simpler life. God knows I wish I had gone for that nice easy 9-5 business job after college on some days. I DO have a problem with the rest of us having to suffer because they chose to pursue a path incongruent with that desire.

The real problem isn't the folks who don't have intellectual goals/desires. The problem is the folks who don't have intellectual goals/desires but seem to expect all the advantages of that path anyways, even if it creates problems for other people.

I kind of agree with you there, but not totally. The reality is that you need a 4 year college degree to get a good job in todays market. Many people are in college so than they can get that degree they need for a job. I'm not sure why we have this expectation that they should be intellectuals about it. I think they are more concerned with getting their degree than the intellectual integrity of their classes. And if they are just there to get that degree, how can you really blame them?

 

[Ollie123]

I kind of agree with you there, but not totally. The reality is that you need a 4 year college degree to get a good job in todays market. Many people are in college so than they can get that degree they need for a job. I'm not sure why we have this expectation that they should be intellectuals about it. I think they are more concerned with getting their degree than the intellectual integrity of their classes. And if they are just there to get that degree, how can you really blame them?

In which case they're still knowingly impeding others from taking full advantage of the money they're spending on the education - so if they aren't lazy, that still makes them selfish and rude.

They're like the people that talk in the movies. There's nothing inherently wrong with wanting to have a relaxed evening and hang out with your friends while still being entertained. There is a problem when it negatively impacts others because some people are choosing to do an activitiy incongruent with their goals. Find an alternative.