2008 Woodie Awards
Nonsensical things
Dan Hollinger
Issue date: 7/7/08 Section: Forum
Our educational system makes very little sense. We spend four years in high school to prepare us for college. Problem is, high school is nothing like college. You are in one place from eight a.m. till three p.m., sitting in a desk. Everyone cares about your well-being and your grades. You have guidance counselors and gym class. Does this sound like college at all?
College isn't a set schedule. You have morning classes, night classes and skipped classes. No one other than yourself really cares about your grades. And the kicker is, college is supposed to prepare you for real life. But it is nothing like real life! Nine to five doesn't exist in college (unless you have a really crappy schedule). You have multiple teachers instead of just one manager. You are tested on knowledge a couple times a semester by yourself for an hour, often times with no study guide and no books. At a work place, tests of knowledge are daily. They are with a group of people with as much information as possible. If a company is putting millions of dollars on the line, they are not going to trust your memory. Oh, and they don't care about your opinion on the writings of Socrates.
Another thing that does not make much sense is the targets of terrorists. If the Islamo-fascist terrorists really wanted to destroy the American way of life, why don't they bomb Rodeo Drive? Or perhaps the Westminster Dog Show? (Apparently a beagle won?) The amount of money spent on all of those canines and in L.A. is exactly what the terrorists hate about our country: the materialistic and often frivolous nature of many of the American wealthy. Or, instead of attacking American materialism, why not start at home? Ski Dubai is one of the largest indoor ski resorts. It is part of one of the largest malls of the world. An efficient insulation system keeps it a frosty -1 degrees Celsius during the day when outside temperatures are scorching. Side note, anyone who really likes SUV's is helping to pay for Dubai's ski poles. Why is this not being bombed as a sign of American materialism actually taking root in Middle Eastern cultures?
College isn't a set schedule. You have morning classes, night classes and skipped classes. No one other than yourself really cares about your grades. And the kicker is, college is supposed to prepare you for real life. But it is nothing like real life! Nine to five doesn't exist in college (unless you have a really crappy schedule). You have multiple teachers instead of just one manager. You are tested on knowledge a couple times a semester by yourself for an hour, often times with no study guide and no books. At a work place, tests of knowledge are daily. They are with a group of people with as much information as possible. If a company is putting millions of dollars on the line, they are not going to trust your memory. Oh, and they don't care about your opinion on the writings of Socrates.
Another thing that does not make much sense is the targets of terrorists. If the Islamo-fascist terrorists really wanted to destroy the American way of life, why don't they bomb Rodeo Drive? Or perhaps the Westminster Dog Show? (Apparently a beagle won?) The amount of money spent on all of those canines and in L.A. is exactly what the terrorists hate about our country: the materialistic and often frivolous nature of many of the American wealthy. Or, instead of attacking American materialism, why not start at home? Ski Dubai is one of the largest indoor ski resorts. It is part of one of the largest malls of the world. An efficient insulation system keeps it a frosty -1 degrees Celsius during the day when outside temperatures are scorching. Side note, anyone who really likes SUV's is helping to pay for Dubai's ski poles. Why is this not being bombed as a sign of American materialism actually taking root in Middle Eastern cultures?
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Matthew Provonsha
posted 7/07/08 @ 1:20 PM EST
If a prospective employer asks you about the writings of Socrates, you can be sure he is asking you a trick question.
(It might have made sense taking a moment to look up Socrates before mentioning him here in a fashion demeaning, at least by way of implication, the people who study philosophy in college. (Continued…)
cynthia.williams
Cyndi
posted 7/07/08 @ 8:14 PM EST
You are continually very offensive when it comes to religion. If I wrote an article bashing gay people or pro-choice ralliers or even cynical journalists who are a little too uppity for their own good you would be among the first to be offended and make sure I knew about it. (Continued…)
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