Virginia Colleges Extending Spring Break and Then Going Online
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Universities in Wisconsin doing the same thing. They will soon find out that they don' t need all of those overpaid, pretentious, Marxist professors. BTW, anyone remember the 'swine flu virus' ? It swept thru the US in 09, affecting 22 million, killing 4,000. Anyone remember any criticism of Obama, any schools closing, any sporting events called off, anyone calling out the national guard, any msm giddily reporting their dire predictions? I don't. Can you spell overreaction?
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Schools in ny are mandated to do online classes now as ordered from their czar
Duke in NC also closing classes.
Duke in NC also closing classes.
WVU joined this crowd. This shit is waaay premature IMHO. This bug will curve like the flu, no doubt. I have severe doubts about our ability to "flatten the curve" on a superbug. When all returns to normal it will hit the population in full force. Then we will replay this game all over again. I believe that this is intentional. The left has nothing else to play vs Trump at this point. They need this "emergency" to last through November and are already damning him if he does or does not everything at every step. Just in time for after the election we will look back and likely see it as another H1N1 H3N2 nothing burger, but too late for the low info sheeple to see they were duped (and they never admit when they were).
LMAO....
The funny part is, after this, people are going to start questioning why they even need to go (physically) to a college. Higher education is one of those industries that technology is about to implode. I can hear all the shitbird, liberal, tenured, progressive professors beginning to whine now. Lol! "Sorry professor, your job position has been dissolved due to technology. Say after me 'Do you want fries with that?'".
The funny part is, after this, people are going to start questioning why they even need to go (physically) to a college. Higher education is one of those industries that technology is about to implode. I can hear all the shitbird, liberal, tenured, progressive professors beginning to whine now. Lol! "Sorry professor, your job position has been dissolved due to technology. Say after me 'Do you want fries with that?'".
I'd say the first 2-2.5 years of typical 4yr degrees could be done via online. I'd also argue about half those stupid classes could be done away with (humanities, required electives like yoga bullshit) that dont pertain to ones profession. For certain degrees like most in the STEM programs need hands on learning for sure.
I can tell you I learned so much more in my last 2 years of college than I did in all of my schooling since birth before that. Main difference is the hands on portion and having access to a ship (my particular college) to see/trace/work on systems that book/picture learning doesnt do justice to.
EDITED: I honestly feel bad for the Juniors, Seniors, masters and doctorate level students because this move to close could really rob them of valuable learning that they likely will actually need.
I'd say from my experience, none of it is needed. I've got college degree'ed engineers that can't find their way out of a wet paper sack, with both ends knocked out. And I've got one guy that's never been to college that runs circles around them (and they all come from "respected engineering programs"). Pffft...
Degrees are HIGHLY over rated.
Degrees are HIGHLY over rated.
I dont disagree completely. Most newer engeineering kids we get I try and throw in the field as often as possible for any excuse, they have zero real world experience. Likewise we get field guys schooling engineers on shit that actually works in the field.
I'll say though a degreed engineer who spends the first few years in a field setting are my favorite. They have the best of both worlds.
And not all engineering degrees are created equal, I dont care for school name, show me the damn program you teach. Most of those fancy name schools rely on their name alone instead of their program.
I will echo your comments. I've worked with many degreed engineers that were worthless without actual hands-on experience. I grew up on a dairy farm and was a heavy equipment mechanic for 8 years post high school. Those experiences have helped my career in untold fashions in my position as a mechanical engineer. Hands-on experience is like gold...
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