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English depresses me. Not the language, but the worthless pursuits in the name of “art”. I’ll try to keep this coherent, but I’m on a rant here.
For example, I am a nursing major. My primary course of study relates to medicine, the human body, and the psychology of people. There are other nuances to it, but for this most part this is the core of my studies. Now look at the requirements of just about every degree known to man. Nearly every last flipping major demands English through Comp 2 at the least! I can say for certain that I will never need to write a paper in a third person, argumentative, poetic style once I graduate.
Instead of focusing on the BULL SHIT that is classic literary study, why not focus on ooh I don’t know, maybe something that matters? Why not teach how to effectively communicate in a business or professional environment instead of this fluff ball crap.
While I enjoy reading, I know that I am no author and as such will leave the literary pursuits to those that actually want to write. What a disservice it is to force the uncaring, disconcerted, and unwilling to learn to write, compose, and review literature. There is no real purpose other than to bill the student for more credits.
I’m sure that some author type will weigh in and tell me how everyone should have this shit shoved down their throat to make them a more rounded person or the like. That’s crap though. Look at it from my angle for a moment. I care deeply about electronics, perhaps everyone should be forced to take at least 6 credits in electronics theory. It would be just as useful, perhaps even more in this modern world.
Arg.. eh, whatever. I just hate being forced to read and write about crap I don’t care about at all. Nor will I ever. If I die without ever reading the “great classics” I will not consider myself disserviced in the least.
For example, I am a nursing major. My primary course of study relates to medicine, the human body, and the psychology of people. There are other nuances to it, but for this most part this is the core of my studies. Now look at the requirements of just about every degree known to man. Nearly every last flipping major demands English through Comp 2 at the least! I can say for certain that I will never need to write a paper in a third person, argumentative, poetic style once I graduate.
Instead of focusing on the BULL SHIT that is classic literary study, why not focus on ooh I don’t know, maybe something that matters? Why not teach how to effectively communicate in a business or professional environment instead of this fluff ball crap.
While I enjoy reading, I know that I am no author and as such will leave the literary pursuits to those that actually want to write. What a disservice it is to force the uncaring, disconcerted, and unwilling to learn to write, compose, and review literature. There is no real purpose other than to bill the student for more credits.
I’m sure that some author type will weigh in and tell me how everyone should have this shit shoved down their throat to make them a more rounded person or the like. That’s crap though. Look at it from my angle for a moment. I care deeply about electronics, perhaps everyone should be forced to take at least 6 credits in electronics theory. It would be just as useful, perhaps even more in this modern world.
Arg.. eh, whatever. I just hate being forced to read and write about crap I don’t care about at all. Nor will I ever. If I die without ever reading the “great classics” I will not consider myself disserviced in the least.