http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/580 Find meaningful work. Meet. Teach. Learn. Mentor. Collaborate. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:25:39 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/580/comment-page-1#comment-268 Education. It’s Something to Think About. « Jordanwilcken's Blog Fri, 07 May 2010 03:27:18 +0000 http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/?p=580#comment-268 [...] If you want to read the entirety of the interview in which this polemical statement was made you can find it here. [...] [...] If you want to read the entirety of the interview in which this polemical statement was made you can find it here. [...]

]]> http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/580/comment-page-1#comment-91 Tanita Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:09:46 +0000 http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/?p=580#comment-91 I love this interview. I just want to add a few words on education. Having spent nearly twenty years within the walls of higher education, especially that of ivy league schools in four different countries, studying in the field of humanities, I came to understand that these (ivy league) institutions do not foster personal growth, as a matter of fact, they stifle it. While trying to set almost unattainable goals in search for their projected perfection, they rob you of your time you need in order to reflect on who you are and to engage with the world beyond their walls. Ivy league schools are the ones that allow the least for your intellectual integrity. Unless you have a certain professor you want to work with, go to a university where there is less pressure to tailor your education to their demands and where you can have the freedom to learn what you really think is right for you. The problem with ivy league schools is that they are insecure institutions, and opt for quantitative measures. They must set the bar too high or else they cannot claim that they are worth the money. These institutions are not about the students. I love this interview. I just want to add a few words on education. Having spent nearly twenty years within the walls of higher education, especially that of ivy league schools in four different countries, studying in the field of humanities, I came to understand that these (ivy league) institutions do not foster personal growth, as a matter of fact, they stifle it. While trying to set almost unattainable goals in search for their projected perfection, they rob you of your time you need in order to reflect on who you are and to engage with the world beyond their walls. Ivy league schools are the ones that allow the least for your intellectual integrity. Unless you have a certain professor you want to work with, go to a university where there is less pressure to tailor your education to their demands and where you can have the freedom to learn what you really think is right for you. The problem with ivy league schools is that they are insecure institutions, and opt for quantitative measures. They must set the bar too high or else they cannot claim that they are worth the money. These institutions are not about the students.

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