Thank you for your post. I liked your post and I agree with what you said. Students should be taught how to learn and look for the truth, not just learn facts that they might forget later. They should be stimulated to get creative and innovative because they’re excited about the material and they love it, not because there is an exam that they should pass.

Thank you for your post. I like the point that you raised and I understand what you’re feeling. I think part of the problem is that students are not trained in a problem-based leaning way to teach them how to solve any problem that faces them, instead of just throwing facts at them.

Thank you for your post. I liked your post and I agree with what you said. People should definitely think about why they are going to college (and grad school) instead of stopping and starting a business, which might end up making them more money. It all depend on their view of life and what their long term goals are.

A student’s parents should tell those students what not to say. Unless those students are saying something that is oppressive or harmful to others let them talk. Don’t squash their academic freedom unless they’re being a bigot – bigotry is not a freedom, it’s a character defect.

I totally agree with you. I would find guns on campus a distraction and it would definitely lower my ability to learn and retain material. Students would feel on edge constantly, it wouldn’t make anyone feel safe. that’s not the way you want a classroom environment to feel. Professors would also be on edge – there would be a lot of negative repercussions to having guns on campus.

The title of your post brought me here. It is something I always ask myself and that pushes me to learn more. I think that will drive you too to keep improving.

Good point Francisco. I think that difference between knowledge creation or learning and “technical” preparation is important. Sometimes they get confused.

Good post! I’ve had similar thoughts. Why will someone memorize countless fictional characters with complicated names but not the material or process they need to implement in class. Is that drive to pursue something that makes them (myself included) passionate about something.

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Nice post that I really connect with. This is my third engineering degree and I couldn’t have done it without my musical background. I’ve had so many eureka moments (solving some engineering problem) while practising a piece that I really cannot see myself without my art. Take the art from me and the engineering falls apart. Arts (liberal or performing) and STEM are seen as mutually exclusive vocations in most parts of the world. Men are discouraged from doing anything artsy while women are discouraged from science and math. Hence people end up with lives not lived to its full.

That is somewhat surprising to hear that such a country so independently rich in history could take such a dim view of the role that humanities play. I imagine this is based on an economic focus, but I would not be surprised to see a shift in the future towards a more innovation nurturing curriculum.