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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The writers seem to blame it on careerism when really it’s just a lower quality student who doesn’t care about education. A lot of students are in it for the jobs, and don’t care at all about what they learn, [b]shown by the rise of Econ and CS majors everywhere.[/b][/quote]

Perhaps at Harvard those majors are not rigorous. At many other universities they are. I know many smart kids from those majors (not from H).

Harvard has long been known as the hardest Ivy to get in, easiest to graduate from. Opposite of Cornell.[/quote]

It is well known Harvard profs do not care about undergraduate teaching. It is a box to be checked in their week, that’s it.[/quote]

The issue surely lies with both professors and students. Many professors are lax with UG classes to avoid putting much time into them, while for students it's sometimes mental health problems, sometimes entitlement. I feel sorry for the grad TAs who have to carry the burden of much of this, at least in the big lower-level classes.[/quote]

The grad TAs are getting a Harvard doctorate. At least they have a chance at tenure track employment. Feel bad for the grad TAs at other schools who are going to come out as career adjuncts [/quote]

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