Great point! Teaching needs to evolve to accommodate new curriculum. Unfortunately I think a lot of the time it is expected that students fall in line rather than the practice be changed. School still is for the most part run as a 1900s factory with set schedules and bells and workers going from class to class.

Author points out that teachers too must create engaging discussion and work so that students can rise to match it. I think students are only distracted when the topic is deliver in an uninteresting way. So changing the way we teach for the new generation may be the answer to getting more students engaged.

"a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance."

Men by nature are going to seek power. I disagree, I think there can be those that will try to avoid power or responsibility. Same with money, seeking monetary gains is not nature but nurture. It is dependent on culture

Plato - Philosopher in Greece / founder of the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

Shakespeare - Poet & playwright, regarded as the greatest writer in the English language

A Farmer and Hunter are able to get more satisfaction out of their labor as they reap the rewards compared to a trades man who sells it away for monetary gains.

Overpopulation will lead to malnutrition and massive starvation as there will not be enough food to feed more people.

Why not just have internships, on cite work experience for students?

Yeah thats the solution more arbitrary requirements to reduce the 4 year graduation rate. I believe current requirements are a burden upon students and solving the problem doesn't mean adding more requirements.

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As a part-time Library Assistant for the past 3 years and someone who has been in a relationship for the past 2, I can credibly say that this advice is mostly true :)

Ha my apologies to make another tv reference but there is a show called "House Hunters" when in the intro itself they say "When buying a new home...Its all about Location, Location, Location!" This reminded me of that because most of the time people make the trade off living in the big suburban house to settle for a smaller condo in the city to be closer to work. Does that make them happier?...well House Hunters fails to do updates on previous people so I guess we'll never know :(

Funny that this is mentioned, the other day I was watching youtube and a trailer came up for a movie called "Downsizing" in which couples choose to shrink themselves so that they have more resources and thus can "Live Large" I think this idea was mentioned in the trailer, I'll leave a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_POpCkJToEQ

Very well said. I believe most people don't see this to be the problem and instead believe the problem is simply monetary gain. Happiness change range just as what it stems from. A person may fall into a materialistic hole where as another may seek to be independent or help other through charity. Intend is everything.

Wow, I want to do a slow clap. Best article I have read period. Hold on I'm going back to reread.

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YES! This article preaches. I love how blunt it is.

Yes, this education is not intended for profit, it is designed for a degree followed by another degree followed by another. Strictly economically speaking it makes no sense however I believe liberal education is wrong in implementation not as an idea. Divergent thinking is critical however it can be more useful learned from a science class than an elective.

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Wow. What a powerful first sentence! No BS just right out of the gate with his thoughts.

Whitman College is a private liberal arts college with a tuition of $45,000.

Walla Walla is a city in Washington, United States.

I appreciate the author bringing up this point. Liberal arts does not pay off in the short term, these students earn degrees upon degrees to get professions. That is why it should not be promoted as the snake oil it is. It is not for everyone, especially the people that need stable work after 4 years.

An expansion in capacity just means more empty space with no real content. Jobs are given based on whats in the mind not how large it is.

I believe that society limits this type of learning to liberal education only. It can be had in other fields aswell, in STEM you learn about the scientific method which teaches you to question in the very same way.

Again with this notion that liberal education is the only path to success. It is not. There are plenty of good leaders that dont have this and jobs that dont require it. When everyone is trained to be a leader-no one becomes one. If one does, the rest are unemployed having only learned that skill.

Does everyone need to do everything? I disagree with this statement, I see little gain and a lot of monetary loss in this venture. Why does every citizen need to solve 21st century problems? I believe that people within their own fields are changing the world.

Some call this "Jack of all trades" that this education prepares one for all jobs, I believe its more dangerous as it is "a master of none" Providing no real world job experience.

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I'm not so sure about this. I have yet to know a person that is this effort driven in everything they do, granted there are lots of people that go the extra mile in areas of their personal interest. It is wrong to assume that either students put in 110% to everything or they don't.

This is a thought I have had before. Hard work is truly Hard. I have to make a consistent effort everyday to try. Although it isnt a skill that comes naturally to me I have found success implementing it.

This is a terrible thing to believe! If you live your life this way it will you will fail at most things due to your lack of effort and always have a lack of skill to use as your crutch. Determination and diligence to a skill are more important in mastery than talent alone.

Shame what IQ tests actually ended up becoming. Instead of identifying kids that needed help so that they could do better it has turned into another means of segregating humans and dehumanizing them into numbers. Students that deviate from the norm are either held up as geniuses or cast aside as stupid.

Continuing "They say" Author is setting up scientific data that may prove the thesis she is arguing. By citing 3 different studies the author continues to prove her central thesis.

Author provides a "They say" context before furthering her own explanation.

This is just one case. A personal isolated case, although the author might have studied an unemployable degree he could have found success other ways. Through his connections or just his determination in a topic. Correlation does not equal causation.

Benjamin Rush I am sorry to report that in the following 300 years the educations systems still remains quite the same. Mandatory Liberal Arts classes still reign supreme in American colleges.

I love this sentence. It frankly states that passion should not be the sole focus when choosing an occupation and I think that is very true. Monetary and family concerns are just some of the other big factors one must choose from. There are clearly some jobs that pay more than others and if that is something you are after there is no shame in presuming it over your passion.

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My father continues to do the same. As the child of immigrant parents and an immigrant myself, putting my head down and working without questions was how I was raised. I think its honorable to do that kind of work for something greater than ones self. To serve for a better family/community. One first needs shelter and food before he can "follow his passion."

It requires us to think. Thinking about your priorities and desires in life is a good thing. Once those are in check you can apply them to matching occupations. I do agree with the author that it is stressful but I think people turn out better for it.

I think is point is very important. Although the author may not be sure if what he is doing is the perfect fit maybe not every job has to be or is meant to be. I prefer the idea of just loving the job regardless of worrying what destiny says your "true" calling may be.

Fascinating! When I moved to the US my english teacher told me something similar. I attribute my quick acclamation to the language to the amount of books she made me read. That being said reading cannot assist alone as tv shows taught me more tactics parts of american culture.

I think Creativity is just an expression on ones emotions. Without the emotional input I do not think creativity can exist.

Why does the Author not back up this claim with evidence? There seems to be more support pro reading than anti TV.

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Deep Reading in more immersive while Light simply decodes words.

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