theowne
Active Member
I was watching this program on TVO and the guest, a professor, was talking about how nowadays, many kids are simply "expected" to go to university, and that what results is that a lot of kids in these places aren't really there because they absolutely want to be, and put very little effort into their classes. What he says is that he prefers to go back to a situation where the universities were considered places for the "elite" and not everybody had to go to a university.
I notice this myself too. Only a few people I knew in my grade (not only friends, just anyone I knew) did not go to a university. "What university are you going to" was a common question, it was just expected. Granted, I went to one of the slightly better schools (SaTec), but I doubt it's highly divergent anywhere else.
What do you think about this? Should universities go back to being elite institutions for only the best?
I notice this myself too. Only a few people I knew in my grade (not only friends, just anyone I knew) did not go to a university. "What university are you going to" was a common question, it was just expected. Granted, I went to one of the slightly better schools (SaTec), but I doubt it's highly divergent anywhere else.
What do you think about this? Should universities go back to being elite institutions for only the best?