On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Dustin Puryear wrote: > Shannon, just about anyone can earn that piece of paper after several > years, but the ones that actually studied and were active learners will > walk away with knowledge that simply puts them in the front of the pack.
I think that's a major difference between college and high school. A lot of people come to college, plop down, and say "teach me". No, you're here to learn. The professor isn't here to "teach you". The information is there. It's up to you to put forth the effort to learn it. They should teach that in orientation. People who go back to school after many years know it. I know guys that flunked out the first time, sat out for two years, came back and pulled a 4.0 until graduation. Those who want to learn, and put forth the effort, will learn. Those who don't... well most of them won't last the whole 4 years. And college is great at weeding them out. ray
