Actually Grammarly Premium does.
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by Imperial Joseon » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:51 pm
by Kubra » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:54 pm
Jesus fuck cmon man
by Cisairse » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:56 pm
by Cannot think of a name » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:58 pm
by Imperial Joseon » Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:17 am
Cannot think of a name wrote:
Plus my friend is living that Hamptons life as an editor so I don't think Grammarly has really ended things yet.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:25 am
Saiwania wrote:Salandriagado wrote:So fix that issue, rather than making up non-issues to complain about.
There is no way to fix it, other than lowering the requirements and lessening the length of time to completion. Or to have alternatives to college that're actually competitive and thus can put some downward pressure on college prices because fewer people are going.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:25 am
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:25 am
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:27 am
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:28 am
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:30 am
Saiwania wrote:Katganistan wrote:Indeed. And having a broad understanding of different subjects also helps people switch gears when they find the particular job they've studied for has more applicants than positions -- and lo and behold, you might discover an aptitude/love of something you would not have thought to try on your own.
But how are people going to have the luxury to just change their degree if they're too far along in it? Its too damn expensive to take every class you want to take, if you don't have a full ride scholarship or something special.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:32 am
Rojava Free State wrote:Cekoviu wrote:It's really odd how you think you know so much about how the educational system should operate based solely on street smarts. Hopefully you realize that you're ignoring literal centuries of pedagogical development and the current state of learning theory as developed by countless cognitive scientists in favor of this simplistic garbage.
I want you to imagine someone who says things as dumb as the stuff trump says, ok? Now imagine putting a guy like that in an algebra class. do you really think that's a good idea? Seriously?
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:34 am
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:35 am
Saiwania wrote:Rojava Free State wrote:Don't you think it would be better if advanced stuff like that was aimed at kids who could learn it and who would put the effort in?
Algebra isn't too advanced. You're usually not allowed to take certain courses anyways, unless you passed the prerequisites for it.
Generally speaking though, anyone can be taught any level of math if they really work at it and take the time to understand each problem and its solving, if they have a capable mind. It only really requires average IQ at best. It is a different matter if someone retains it however. But generally speaking, you'll always be able to learn a higher form of math if you passed the prerequisite recently and its familiar to you. Just more annoying steps to solve more complex problems.
A higher form of math just builds on top of the lower level of math before it.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:38 am
Cannot think of a name wrote:Saiwania wrote:
Its too high for me right now. But if I had the time and luxury of learning it- sure, I could pick up such knowledge. I did pass Intermediate Algebra. I technically qualify for College Algebra if I were to relearn it all. Its just a matter of practicing enough problems on paper correctly and really learning each step of the solving processes.
The lady way back in community college that marveled at my grasp of whatever rudimentary math me and everyone else who couldn't remember what epsilon meant in the math placement test took and said her eight year old understood it but she didn't eventually figured it out. She was surprised when I took the statistics math requirement out for people whose majors had nothing to do with math when she went on to higher math. So the lady that was marveling at my ability to divide fractions now can do more complicated math than I can. I still don't really even understand what calculus and trigonometry actually do (I think one is for figuring out the volume of curves? I don't know...) and I have a graduate degree.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:39 am
Saiwania wrote:Katganistan wrote:Flip burgers. Seriously. NO ONE should be unemployed that long, and everyone seems to think jobs are 'beneath them'.
I know someone who studied biology and forestry who is employed not in her field but as a hotel receptionist, because there aren't enough jobs in her chosen course of study in comparison to everyone who studied for it.
Narrow focus simply means that if you misjudged the marketability of your very narrow skill set, you're fucked.
Certain jobs are beneath me unless I have no choice and I've exhausted all means of avoiding it. I didn't pay a boatload of money and time to flip burgers, wait tables, work in hotels or whatever else. What is the point if I won't afford the gasoline to go to the place of work? I'm thinking that instead, I should conclude that college is worthless unless you're becoming something like a doctor or lawyer and instead borrow money to go to a trade school.
The college path is a bust, but picking up a real skill can be the ticket to prosperity. Dentists for example, can become employed absolutely anywhere because there are always people with teeth problems. It is just a matter of somehow being able to execute on it, even if you don't like it strictly speaking.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:46 am
Neu California wrote:The Republic of Fore wrote:The average human can walk 100 miles in a day. If your job is over 100 miles away you have bigger issues. And hey, America might not have such an obesity problem if a few more people walked an extra two miles to work. But even then, busses exist.
If you're walking fifty miles each way to and from work, how long is is that timewise? Does that leave time for extracurricular activities, sleep, etc.?
Because I'm sure people don't want to live solely to work.
And not every place has a good mass transit network. Austin, iirc, is a large city that doesn't have one and the voters refuse to vote to implement one
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:47 am
The Republic of Fore wrote:Kubra wrote: Least they know the issues bro
went the university for that shit
No they probably don't. If you're dumb enough to do that I doubt you know the issues. Just because you went to university doesn't mean you're intelligent. It means you can hang a piece of paper on your wall. Memorizing facts long enough to pass a test doesn't mean you know something. I can recite the definition of a main sequence star. Doesn't mean I have knowledge of astronomy.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:49 am
The Republic of Fore wrote:Cannot think of a name wrote:You wanna back that one up, give it a consider and try again?
I'll give you a hint at where you might have gone wrong, just in case. The average walking speed is three miles an hour. Subtracting an eight our work day, that's sixteen hours left. I'll give you some time with those figures, you get back to us.
Yeah that's a math mistake on my part. But okay, even then. You can walk 48 miles in 16 hours. Why do you live 48 miles from your job? I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of people don't live half of that distance. Maybe 10 miles.
by Salandriagado » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:51 am
The Republic of Fore wrote:Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I can understand not asking a med student to take, say, philosophy of history, because they will more than likely not need it for their job. But there are certain courses that probably, for what I’ve seen, should be mandatory. Teach people to write coherently, to spell (because yes, there are college level students who can’t spell to save their lives), for example. Basic biology and physics too. And yes, a semester of philosophy wouldn’t hurt.
Okay, but what if some people don't need to be taught to spell? Make people who need writing and spelling courses take them. Don't waste everyone else's time.
by Katganistan » Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:04 am
Thermodolia wrote:US-SSR wrote:Because four-year degrees are for the children of The One Percent. The rest of you, just get your community college certificate and take the low-wage, low-benefit, non-union, fire-at-will job we give you, and keep your heads down and be quiet like good little proles.
Huh TIL that electricians, HVAC, plumbing, and a host of other trades that can be learned at a community college are low paying, low benefit, non-union jobs
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:12 am
Katganistan wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Huh TIL that electricians, HVAC, plumbing, and a host of other trades that can be learned at a community college are low paying, low benefit, non-union jobs
That is, stereotypically, what "education snobs" are wont to think. But they are actually very well-paying jobs that weather the vagaries of the economy and should not be sneered at.
by Katganistan » Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:15 am
Ifreann wrote:Saiwania wrote:
No it doesn't. It enables a population replacement if anything, and I'd rather Europe's economy decline and jobs to go unfilled than for European nations to become too multicultural as to lose any European identity and culture. Europe must remain majority European. The retired don't need to be taken care of, because presumably they'd of saved for retirement and if it isn't enough to last until death, they should get back into the work force practically speaking.
Fortunately, no one cares what you want for Europe.
The Republic of Fore wrote:School should be about preparing you for a career. If you want to take classes like that, then they should be an optional side course.
The Republic of Fore wrote:Ifreann wrote:I like the idea of people getting some experience with subjects outside their degree. Education, especially higher education, should be about understanding more about the world, not just about getting a piece of paper that qualifies you for a job.
And people who want to do that can take optional side courses. I like not wasting my money. Education shouldn't be about anything but what the student wants it to be.
The Republic of Fore wrote:Salandriagado wrote:
It doesn't. Either their money does, the university's money does, or the government's money does. There's no possibility of your money being involved.
There's no such thing as the governments money. The only money they have is what they took from me and other people who pay taxes. Or, who purchase debt bonds.
Major-Tom wrote:The Two Jerseys wrote:Again: They had 12 years in elementary, middle, and high school to get that sorted out.
I've been a Teacher's Assistant in writing courses, believe me, a large swathe of otherwise highly educated Uni students simply can't write. I don't mean that in terms of my personal preferences, I mean it in a sense of their Elementary and Secondary educations failed them in teaching them basic writing conventions.
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:27 am
Katganistan wrote:Major-Tom wrote:
I've been a Teacher's Assistant in writing courses, believe me, a large swathe of otherwise highly educated Uni students simply can't write. I don't mean that in terms of my personal preferences, I mean it in a sense of their Elementary and Secondary educations failed them in teaching them basic writing conventions.
You will be pleased to hear that the copious notes I write in the margins of my students papers explaining the difference between there and they're, explaining subject-verb agreement, how to form a thesis statement, reminding them to remain focused on the topic they've chosen and not ramble,correcting punctuation and the like go straight into the bin without a glace at anything but the number or letter written at the top of the page.
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