| I still remember when I went to MIT for the first time. Not as freshmen but to the department of advanced engineering studies. A god place to go to for working people who want to extend their knowledge in new areas. In my application form I filled as many subjects as I could, but then the director told me to take just a few. When I asked why he answered me, "You need time to discover new things, if you take so many you will not have time for anything". I think is a mistake to make a educational system just for passing exams. You get only people that are good at passing... exams. No innovation, no new ideas. Also think it is extremely damaging to promote excessive elitism. They should take a look at the system in Germany. There you have a lot of options to make a career: vocational training, technical school and university schools. Anyone should have the opportunity to go as far as he/she can go according to his/her capabilities and wishes. I fear more than one Einstein or Da Vinci is falling through this exam hell system... ;-) |
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