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by osigurdson
780 days ago
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Integrals in calculous is pretty much the beginning! Fair take in any case. Colleges today seem far more politicized (and expensive) than back in my day. The whole space seems ripe for disruption as a lot of people just want to learn without all of the associated baggage. |
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And maybe I would have found more interesting, and more importantly: applicable, concepts has I gone further. I loved math in Elementary/Middle/High School, it just got a lot more abstract for me in college and I've alway struggled with "Ok, how will I actually use this?".
> Fair take in any case. Colleges today seem far more politicized (and expensive) than back in my day. The whole space seems ripe for disruption as a lot of people just want to learn without all of the associated baggage.
Couldn't agree more. College today can still do at least 2 things decently well (if extremely overpriced) which are to expose you to different viewpoints, idea, and concepts as well as to give you a lot more freedom but with some "training wheels". You're often in a dorm and on a meal plan so you have somewhere to live and something to eat but you now set your own schedule and are able to make decisions that were often made for you (at least in my case). I'm grateful for that experience and the ability to make stupid mistakes without terrible consequences. I also learned a lot about the world outside my hometown that was critical to my development as person.
I'm close to going off on a, well worn (for me), tangent now about how we need to teach meal planning, financial planning, etc to kids but yes, I think college is ripe for disruption. I value higher learning and believe in it but what colleges have become is very gross.