Re: Weight

[sample@lyon.edu (John D. Sample)]

At 9:11 AM on 4/11/97, <phys-l@mailer.uwf.edu> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Tim Burgess wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Michael N. Monce wrote:
> > >     I think we must look carefully at the preparation that students
> > > get in high school, middle school, and elementary now as compared to the
> > > 1950's, before making statements about the nature of the students.
> >
> > When passing the blame why not mention parents?  How about aggressive
> > colleges that seek higher and higher proportions of students without
> > regard for preparation? I'm not sure that K-12 can take all the blame.
> > Possibly we are teaching a different population? There are too many
> > colleges? (& too many Physics Departments?)
> >
> > Preparation sure has been affected by many factors.
>
>
>         You are right, of course.  The lack of total preparation has many
> sources.  The unprepared 18 year old of today compared to the fifties is a
> result of not only education preparation, but also home and society
> environment.  I certainly did not mean to dump on education only; sorry.
>
>                                 Mike Monce
>                                 Connecticut College

Perhaps this is the result of "villages" raising our children.

Seriously, I find the overwelming majority of students have acquired a
shallow, fact-oriented view of education and the subjects they study.
(Duh.)  Although they may have lofty goals, education is a credential
earned after doing "time" in school.  Courses are like croquet wickets to
pass through and forget.  It is refreshing to get a student from Russia or
Nepal (for example) where quite a different attitude apparently pervades.
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                                     Chip |
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getting a well deserved hook.