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ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M
@thinkingoutloud It isn't, though, at least in my experience as a student and as a professor.
Shaveit · 61-69, M
@ServantOfTheGoddess I call TOTAL BS on that.
In the olden days colleges encouraged free thinking. Now it is all about following a “curriculum“. This is why the US is rapidly becoming the laughing stock of the planet. In the old days limiting government was taught now, colleges have agendas that teach people more dependent on the government.
In my day, free thinking was a right and encouraged , today education is merely the opinion of the person calling themselves “professor”.
In the olden days colleges encouraged free thinking. Now it is all about following a “curriculum“. This is why the US is rapidly becoming the laughing stock of the planet. In the old days limiting government was taught now, colleges have agendas that teach people more dependent on the government.
In my day, free thinking was a right and encouraged , today education is merely the opinion of the person calling themselves “professor”.
KatyO83 · 36-40, F
Having worked in Higher Education for the last 12 years I'd say there's many factors for this.
In no particular order here are my top three reasons why courses are now my prescriptively structured.
Government funding - you want to get funding to run courses the government essentially dictate what courses you run. You can put on Engineering, or gaming design, etc. they'll fall over themselves to help but The Societal Structure of Ancient Civilisations - try getting money for that.
Employability and accreditation - let us take Psychology as an example. A useful gateway course to many careers, in clinic or say education or in corporate use (HR - etc). But there's no point running a BSc course in the UK if it ain't accredited by the British Psychological Society. No BPS stamp and people won't enrol, but to be BPS accredited essentially your BSc is the same anywhere in the UK.
Student fees - since fees were introduced along with the loans system (in the UK) the student has become much more powerful consumer of services. No long can universities have crap lecture materials, a loose non existent curriculum etc. Students are paying over £25,000 for a standard Batchelors degree over £30,000 for an undergrad masters. They demand a known result. Universities are battling with each other to get students to enrol and we constantly are telling academics what they consider to be a good offering in a competitive market is just rubbish. That forces you to be more prescriptive too so the CMA aren't on your case for false advertising.
In no particular order here are my top three reasons why courses are now my prescriptively structured.
Government funding - you want to get funding to run courses the government essentially dictate what courses you run. You can put on Engineering, or gaming design, etc. they'll fall over themselves to help but The Societal Structure of Ancient Civilisations - try getting money for that.
Employability and accreditation - let us take Psychology as an example. A useful gateway course to many careers, in clinic or say education or in corporate use (HR - etc). But there's no point running a BSc course in the UK if it ain't accredited by the British Psychological Society. No BPS stamp and people won't enrol, but to be BPS accredited essentially your BSc is the same anywhere in the UK.
Student fees - since fees were introduced along with the loans system (in the UK) the student has become much more powerful consumer of services. No long can universities have crap lecture materials, a loose non existent curriculum etc. Students are paying over £25,000 for a standard Batchelors degree over £30,000 for an undergrad masters. They demand a known result. Universities are battling with each other to get students to enrol and we constantly are telling academics what they consider to be a good offering in a competitive market is just rubbish. That forces you to be more prescriptive too so the CMA aren't on your case for false advertising.
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4meAndyou · F
ANY parent or grandparent who is funding their child's education at a college or university where the professor will actually FLUNK a student who does not agree with his or her political bias is perpetuating an enormous problem.
Children must be taught HOW to think in grade school...and HOW to think for themselves.
Children must be taught HOW to think in grade school...and HOW to think for themselves.
ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M
ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M
@Patriot96 well, no. 🧐
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@ServantOfTheGoddess The problem is when you have to design an exam and put accepted answers in black and white, even you can't escape that.
AlchemyFox · 36-40, F
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
Thodsis · 51-55, M
And there was me thinking higher education was the drug ladder from pot to fentanyl...