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Originally posted by MagiK:
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Originally posted by Stratos:
Academics are part of the real world just like anybody else. Sure, there are some real fanatics out there hellbent on proving their ideology, but those are not limited to academia.
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Actually no they are not. In many ways Academia shields one from what is the real world, you live or work in small usually sheltered communities and students are to some degree sheltered from the real world presures and realities...as a person who has lived in both worlds and am now as an adult back in school part time...I can assure you...the kids who are in college now DO NOT experience the real world the same as those who have to go out and make it "the real world" Students always argue about how experienced and traveled they are...but untill they shed the protections of "The System" they are not experienced....and that will be my final answer on this issue as I know we are about to get flooded with studi who are going to argue how experienced and wise and mature they are [img]smile.gif[/img]
[/QUOTE]Obviously, somebody who goes straight from school into higher education is going to have different experiences of the world than someone who started working at 16, but it is no less 'real' than the world of getting a job and mortgage. It is extraordinarilly arrogant to believe you hold a monopoly on reality. Whether you work or are in full-time education, you are still part of "The System" (whatever that is).
I'm not a student, but I'm not sure what you have against them. [img]smile.gif[/img]