How College can Make you Dumber:
To start off, I am not saying that College will make you dumber so you shouldn’t go. There is a great deal you can learn from going to college and it can help you become a better person. A college degree is so important that I think it should be available to everyone (at no cost). However, there are some inherent design flaws in America’s college system that can cause many people to become dumber in specific ways even though they become smarter in others.
1. Standardized Tests and Fact Cramming
In your college orientation they will tell you that your mind will grow and expand with enlightenment and you will be transformed from an automated robot into an enlightened thought thinking person. On the contrary, the most important skills you end up
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Stress
On top of the long-term stress that comes with paying student loans, students go through psychological stress from attending rigorous classes. Colleges have been known to push students so hard to the point of taking Ritalin and Adderall to keep up with their work load. If they can’t stay caught up with the work load then they are at risk of losing all the money they have invested and lose all the money they paid for those classes. They risk losing their chance at getting at getting their golden ticket through the glass ceiling.
And don’t think for one moment there is any mercy for the weak. It’s either sink or swim in college. If you fail, then you ae worthless and that proves that you deserve live your days at the bottom of the food chain. These are not the values of an advanced society. These are the characteristics of a selfish, greedy, and oppressive