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user-inactivated  ·  4310 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is institutionalized learning an anachronism? Yes. Keep moving, hubski.

Big if, don't you think? Rarely works out that way in my experience. And forced learning isn't entertainment, it's a means to an end.





thenewgreen  ·  4309 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think the "if" is smaller when you seek out that type of relationship. What I've found out, too late, is that most professors want to be that type if teacher and a good student can bring that out of them. You get what you put in. Wikipedia = a Wikipedia education. Seeking out a deeper interaction with your professor = a deeper education.

user-inactivated  ·  4309 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm sure this is true in classes that allow leeway (i.e. arts degrees, maybe some sciences) but I am going to have to disagree if you think it applies to business. Just based on personal experience, nothing else.

thenewgreen  ·  4306 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Depends on the professor. I have a business degree and some of my professors seemed to almost crave the ability to discuss beyond the topic. There's subjectivity in business too and where there is subjectivity, there can be great discussions to have. I would agree though that those moments are far more abundant in the arts.