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Sunday, July 16, 2017
Link and question, submitted by a kind American reader
I've heard of law school graduates suing their school because they couldn't get a job, but not this. Though I can't say I'm shocked. I'm also waiting for a kid to get turned down for a job and suing the interviewer because of "incompetence".
At first I was indignant at hearing about this entitled student, but upon further reading (and a little Googling) I realized this was no ordinary snowflake. I hope she finds peace, and I don't think The Daily Caller and their ilk are doing her a favor by holding her up as a hero.
While many older/returning students are wonderful, in large part due to their maturity, I've had a few whose -- shall we call them quirks? -- made it all too clear why they hadn't finished college decades earlier, when they first tried. While experience often breeds maturity (including a better sense of how to cope with one's own strengths and weaknesses), it doesn't always.
Also, creative writing classes (which are nearly always entirely voluntary) bring out the worst in some people, who are surprised to discover it's an actual class with actual requirements, grades, behavioral expectations, etc., etc.
I've heard of law school graduates suing their school because they couldn't get a job, but not this. Though I can't say I'm shocked. I'm also waiting for a kid to get turned down for a job and suing the interviewer because of "incompetence".
ReplyDeleteAt first I was indignant at hearing about this entitled student, but upon further reading (and a little Googling) I realized this was no ordinary snowflake. I hope she finds peace, and I don't think The Daily Caller and their ilk are doing her a favor by holding her up as a hero.
ReplyDeleteThe student does indeed have some disturbing and worrisome events in her past, multiple lawsuits, and no small amount of bad choices.
ReplyDeleteWhile many older/returning students are wonderful, in large part due to their maturity, I've had a few whose -- shall we call them quirks? -- made it all too clear why they hadn't finished college decades earlier, when they first tried. While experience often breeds maturity (including a better sense of how to cope with one's own strengths and weaknesses), it doesn't always.
ReplyDeleteAlso, creative writing classes (which are nearly always entirely voluntary) bring out the worst in some people, who are surprised to discover it's an actual class with actual requirements, grades, behavioral expectations, etc., etc.