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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, to put things in perspective, I went to university 500+ miles away from my home in the '80s and was only able to communicate with my parents by letter or a once-a-week long distance call (it was too expensive to call more often) from the common use phones in the dorm.  [b]Much easier now to stay connected -- perhaps too easy?[/b] [/quote]

Nope. I actually believe that what you’re describing is a major cause of mental illness among college students who have it. 
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PP here. By that I mean I think going 500+ miles away from college is a very bad idea for most kids, contributing to anxiety, rugged individualism and loneliness. Life is short and young adults should spend time with their families.[/quote]

Agree 100%

We don’t need our children developing lone wolf, rugged individualist type characteristics in their formative years.

College is a time of open mindedness and a chance at communal living and communal thinking. Sending your babies hundreds, or thousands, of miles away to fend for themselves only results in the creation of future conservatives.

Keep your babies close, let them form a tribe to depend on outside your family as well, but don’t subject them to harsh realities at age 18. It does society no good at all  :thumbdown:  [/quote]

I’d be willing to bet your 18 yr old “babies” will never be ready to function on their own. So you’re in luck. [/quote]

I’m the one who originally wrote that sending kids too far away causes “rugged individualism.” And I do believe that and don’t get the whole “don’t come home before thanksgiving thing” since most kids don’t go far away anyway.

[b]But I think the “communal thinking” poster is a troll[/b]![/quote]

I appreciate the thoughtful reply, but want to assure you that my reply was not made with tongue in cheek!

Community is the best part of college! Making new friends, having roommates, and coming together with like minded people.

Once a person finds their tribe, they can work and play as a group. My friends from school and I all came together to support each other, work together academically, and to do other things that we shared opinions about, such as attend protests. That’s what I mean by communal thinking.

Communal thinking doesn’t happen with the lone wolves who go off to school from thousands of miles away. They tend to be more self-focused. That can lead to lifelong consequences. Rugged individualism is not to be encouraged, particularly in a college setting. A student really limits the potential of their college adventure (and their life adventure!) if they shun thinking as a team at that critical juncture.

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I call BS! Students willing to go 1000s of miles away from home do not "shun thinking as a team".  They are not a lone wolf.   Only 36% of students at Stanford are from CA, and CA is a huge state, so even less are from the Bay Area.  You really think only ~20% of Stanford students are "team players" and are maximizing their college adventure? This is a ridiculous way to think.  [/quote]

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