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yeoman6987

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5. I am so glad your daughter is taking Engineering

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 11:35 AM

Oct 2014

To many students taking Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology. Such fluffy majors and then wonder why they can only get minimum wage. It's absurd and to have student debt on top of it.

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Bachelor of Arts degree now equivalent to a high school diploma [View all] Thespian2 Oct 2014 OP

In many schools, we teach to the lowest common denominator, 7th grade level material. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #1

in terms of financial return, I'd agree, but high school is much more rigorous overall today zazen Oct 2014 #2

That might be just to ease them in in the first semester. DetlefK Oct 2014 #3

It really depends on the major exboyfil Oct 2014 #4

I am so glad your daughter is taking Engineering yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #5

Interesting one of the highest GRE exboyfil Oct 2014 #6

It is interesting that you think that philosophy is fluffy. xocet Oct 2014 #10

Hey if you can make a living with a yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #11

You may be right in a narrow pragmatic way, but wrong if the larger scope of things is considered... xocet Oct 2014 #12

I have a slightly different experience and I'm approaching 40 years of teaching.... Sancho Oct 2014 #7

Sounds like you live in Severna Park, Maryland yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #8

Nope, I'm on the west coast of Florida... Sancho Oct 2014 #9