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You think you're a slacker? Bow to the slacker king!
missioncontrol:
--- Quote ---who is in his 11th year as a student in the University of Wisconsin System, the last 10 at UW-Whitewater. He's taken a full course load every semester except the current one, in which he's taking seven credits.
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what happens when he runs out of classes to take???
and more important.........
Drew works??????
quarterback:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on April 10, 2005, 03:39:40 am ---My TAXES pay for slackers like this.
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Grasshopper:
What I find depressing is the increasingly prevalent attitude that education should be regarded solely as a means of getting a better paid job. What happened to learning for learning's sake?
There are many intangible benefits to education, it's not just about the economy.
I believe there is generally a correlation between how civilised a society is, and how educated its people are.
rchadd:
after 12 years out in the real world - i'd really love to go back to the cosy life at uni
...and all those young chicks ;)
DrewKaree:
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He's doing what students do. He's just doing it more than others. Do you really think that there should be a limit on how many classes any student should take? "No, sorry, you're not allowed to continue your education. You're not allowed to take any more classes; it infuriates Drew."
"Oh, sorry ma'am, I know you've decided to go back to school at age 42 because you realised that your B.A. from the English dept wasn't doing anything for your career, but we can't allow you to get another degree here, you've taken too many classes already."
What about continuing education classes that people take without being fully enrolled at a University? Should we get rid of those as well?
What about community colleges where basically anybody can take classes? Should we tell people that they're only allowed to take a certain number? Would you also prohibit Johnny Lechner from taking classes there? Should he be banned from ever taking any classes again in the U.S. because he's taken "too many"?
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You're talking about options that have absolutely nothing to do with this story, and more to do with someone actually paying a reasonable amount for their education in those situations.
It seems you missed the point in the story where even the SCHOOL SYSTEM of this bassackwards state has said "fine, go as long as you want, but reasonable amounts of time will apply, and you'll be penalized for it". Did you happen to grasp the part where he took some classes TWICE because he didn't remember taking them?!
The cost of a college education in my state is RIDICULOUSLY low, and this dude is the LARGEST example of the drain on wallets in this state.
Mission:
he got a letter essentially telling him exactly that! "We have no more classes you can take!"......and yes, I work.
As smartly as possible, so it's not as hard as possible, to do as much as possible in the smallest amount of time possible.....so I end up doing as little as possible, getting the best results possible
Possible....possible.....it just rolls off the tongue...possible....imagine the possibilities of the word possible.