It's obvious that anyone's education is their own responsibility. But most of the students aren't there for an education. They just want the paper...
Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx wrote:
In a message dated 4/27/2009 9:44:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rpaul@xxxxxxxx writes:.........In particular, the suuggestion about areas of study centered on a particular issue strikes me as very doable and worthwhile.----- No. Not 'swine'. Anyway, isn't issue-centrered what every responsible student does?If I enrol in a philosophy programme, I know what my priorities are. I do not need an officer at an uni to tell me. I may need _advice_. But the freer the programme, it has always been understood that it's up to the learner and the learner only to _learn_.People misjudge academia because they think learners only learn from teachers! In German it's the more confusing, seeing that 'lehrer' _is_ teacher. And cfr. "Wind in the Willows":"Learn me to swim, that's what I like!" -- i.e. teach me to swim. Dialect. Cheers,JLS **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003)------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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