tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790724751274355836.post2698442723263451758..comments2023-10-26T01:30:46.850-07:00Comments on Quarketypes: Education in America: Are you appalled yet? You should be.John S. Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926850967801484573noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790724751274355836.post-56658628781825617532009-10-17T18:26:02.804-07:002009-10-17T18:26:02.804-07:00College is dumbing down too, though. So woe to the...College is dumbing down too, though. So woe to the student, like my daughters, who graduate from a high school that actually teaches critical thinking and applauds original analysis and demands original published works of its students. My older daughter is now in her Junior year in college, and the level of writing expected from her is still not up to what she was required to do in the 11th grade. In 11th grade she had to be able to write a full thesis, including counter-arguments, evidence, and definitely had to research prior published thinking on the topic or she would have to rewrite the paper. It seems her college is happy to give her an A if she can simply put grammatically correct sentences together in some reasonably organized order. It's sad. Health and education are the foundations of a civilized society, and we are flushing both of them down the toilet in hopes of creating a mindless unthinking cheap labor class. I fear for my kids and their kids. Welcome to the New Dark Ages.Ilyse Kazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475964477205964706noreply@blogger.com