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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
raising children who feel entitled to never be offended, never be disturbed, never be insulted, has created what you guys are speaking about.
As always, BLAME THE PARENTS, not the school system or the university system.
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a university that sees itself as a customer-service business instead of a proving ground for intellectual training shares the blame
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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
I worked at Univ of Houston for 7 years. Houston is right up there with NYC as a multi-cultural melting pot (probably more actually), and the University was very much like that, with many first time University students and tons of international students. Most kids that go to UH are working class kids, or lower middle class kids. They never put on the kind of bullshit you hear about from the coddled fancy schools.
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oh don’t worry, it’s coming
they already know how to get an A by crying/protesting that it’s unfair/everyone should get an A/ etc.
the rest is just heady sophistication
tango cambalache — as old as time!