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Originally Posted by aklim
Back then I would have been happier if I didn't have to take it. That much is certain. Today, well, lets ask this question. I paid good money and had to drag myself thru things I don't, do not and probably will never like. If I can remember the bad times, is there really a getting over it?
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I never took it that "personally".... It certainly wasn't "traumatic" for me or anything, just because I had to take a semester of this or that....
I just believe that the whole approach -- for instance, trying to force calculus upon a theater major, or art upon a finance major, merely to fill some arbitrary university credit-hour requirement-- is a flawed concept, and an inefficient use of the students' AND the school's time, money, and resources.
I'm not arguing that there is no value to be found in studying subjects that are vastly unrelated to one's field, because I feel that ALL knowledge is good knowledge....
But I don't think certain unrelated subjects should be FORCED upon students "just because". Since we ALL have a finite amount of time and energy, I feel that such time and energy would be much better spent elsewhere. That's all I'm saying...
Mike