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Academia and intellectual development

2018-03-09T22:05:45Z

Clarinetnerd:

An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in these so-called "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html Study of college education and critical thinking skills]</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ Forbes - Higher education bubble]</ref>

== Survey relating to post college intellectual development for college graduates ==

According to a Jenkins Group survey, 42% of college graduates will never read another book.<ref>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-mind-by-reading-the-classics/</ref>

== Quotes ==

“Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality.” - [[Thomas Sowell]]

== See also ==

*[[Worst college majors]]
*[[Professor values]]
*[[Atheism and academia]]
*[[Development]] (in the psychological sense)

==References==
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[[Category:Education]]
[[Category:College]]
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Talk:Academia and intellectual development

2018-03-09T22:04:45Z

Clarinetnerd:

This is so true and so characteristic of liberals. I always found so stupid to force into studies young people who obviously are not made for that. Studies should be the default choice.--[[User:PhilipN|PhilipN]] 19:33, 14 December 2011 (EST)

The second sentence is taken straight from the article. You can quote it or paraphrase it(your choice) but if you want to quote it, you need "these". --[[User:Clarinetnerd|Clarinetnerd]] ([[User talk:Clarinetnerd|talk]]) 17:04, 9 March 2018 (EST)

Talk:Fetal pain

2018-03-09T22:02:44Z

Clarinetnerd:

== Regarding References ==
*The very first sentence of this article is [http://conservapedia.com/Fetal_pain#cite_note-0 referenced] to a [http://www.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Transcripts/Judiciary/2010-02-25.pdf webpage that does not exist]. This is not within the lines of Conservapedia's [http://conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Commandments first Commandment], and the statement "Fetal pain is the medically proven fact that an unborn child experiences pain during an abortion, at least as early as 20 weeks in gestation." is not verifiable until a new, reliable source is found and referenced. Please find a source so that this article can return to the Conservapedia standard of quality.
:And you are unable to do so why? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 15:48, 9 June 2011 (EDT)
::Because I wanted to see if I could give constructive criticism and not get a smart-aleck reply. I guess not. [[User:StudioFire|StudioFire]] 16:17, 9 June 2011 (EDT)
:::What you've clearly done was not constructive criticism, nor was it an honest offer to help out. What I've done to add a reference was something you could have done in less time than it took for you to get someone else to do it. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 16:37, 9 June 2011 (EDT)

::::LOL, your experiment worked! You gave constructive criticism, and we fixed the link. But the smart-aleck reply came from you, bud. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 16:39, 9 June 2011 (EDT)
::::: Checked the link again, sent me to a 404-like page. --[[User:Clarinetnerd|Clarinetnerd]] ([[User talk:Clarinetnerd|talk]]) 17:02, 9 March 2018 (EST)