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Apr 7, 2014
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Bucko
Its a well known fact that those who cant do, teach
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If you could change anything about the college experience...
BluePete
4/7/14 8:28am
Make it required for professors to have worked in the industry/field they teach
BYUisLife
4/7/14 8:32am
Best teacher I ever had fit that description. The ones who went straight through
BluePete
4/7/14 8:36am
Agreed. I see that as I'm winding down my undergrad in Accounting at BYU.
BYUisLife
4/7/14 8:38am
Part of the reason BYU's accounting undergrad is so effective. Professors with a
fbguru
4/7/14 8:44am
Some of the best accounting professors at BYU had limited experience.
B-town_coug
4/7/14 11:15am
I was thinking the same thing. Loved Prawitt. However, I think having a good
Cougar8Duck
4/7/14 3:28pm
Its a well known fact that those who cant do, teach
Bucko
4/7/14 8:46am
Except skills-based trades like surgery
Modiolus
4/7/14 8:53am
And those who can't teach, teach Gym
RisinUp
4/7/14 8:59am
What's a gym?
fbguru
4/7/14 9:05am
Which is why I'm seriously considering getting into teaching.
2ndTrombone
4/7/14 9:26am
This will never change until accrediting organzations change their standards
man-at-arms
4/7/14 9:41am
I agree on internships. I also think that they need to require more
srey
4/7/14 8:33am
and actually have counselors that know what they are talking about
mudpupper
4/7/14 8:44am
Drop general ed so I can take more worthwhile courses.
IGlowInTheDark
4/7/14 8:34am
I used to think that . .
Bucko
4/7/14 8:48am
Me too...
IGlowInTheDark
4/7/14 8:56am
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Buffalo
4/7/14 9:04am
I would go back to school if this were an option...
Smoke Monster
4/7/14 8:48am
push this down to HS. HS courses haven't changed much in 50 years.
TXSmith
4/7/14 9:02am
I can't think of a single class I took that wasn't useful in my career
ColoSpgs
4/7/14 9:15am
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canadiancougar624
4/7/14 8:37am
Humanities professors...oh man.
IGlowInTheDark
4/7/14 8:42am
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canadiancougar624
4/7/14 8:48am
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BluePete
4/7/14 8:50am
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canadiancougar624
4/7/14 8:56am
Legal dislaimer
BluePete
4/7/14 9:03am
I hate scheduled finals
concolor couguar
4/7/14 8:53am
Actually - BYU professors are not authorized to give final exams at any
Monomachos
4/7/14 8:56am
This. I see no problem with him sticking to his guns.
jaromp
4/7/14 8:59am
RE: This. I see no problem with him sticking to his guns.
concolor couguar
4/7/14 9:05am
Never let the goal of going to school get in the way of the method.
BluePete
4/7/14 9:06am
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canadiancougar624
4/7/14 9:10am
Make business majors take a sociology class
Blue Oyster Cult
4/7/14 8:40am
So that business majors can realize it was a good idea to not do sociology?
IGlowInTheDark
4/7/14 8:41am
I'm all for anyone being what they want if they fully understand
Blue Oyster Cult
4/7/14 8:47am
So, just because you don't like Romney you think business majors need to take
Texas Hammer
4/7/14 8:52am
While I agree with your statement, I think you need to expand your comparison
Fatalplacebo
4/7/14 9:00am
RE: While I agree with your statement, I think you need to expand your
Blue Oyster Cult
4/7/14 9:09am
sorry don't know why the text was so messed up on that
Fatalplacebo
4/7/14 9:11am
Personal finance should be part of the general core.
fbguru
4/7/14 8:41am
Part of the general core in high school too. It's a valuable course that would
Fatalplacebo
4/7/14 8:44am
That needs to be high school and lower.
Tokolosh
4/7/14 8:45am
Agreed. The main problem is that JrHS and HS kids typically aren't
BluePete
4/7/14 9:12am
You really do not give Romney enough credit; he worked with extremely poor
Monomachos
4/7/14 3:37pm
Get professors that know how to teach.
tebowned
4/7/14 8:43am
No grad students teaching courses.
canadiancougar624
4/7/14 8:46am
So how are they supposed to learn how to teach?
concolor couguar
4/7/14 8:49am
Then not advanced courses..
canadiancougar624
4/7/14 10:05am
I for the most part agree
concolor couguar
4/7/14 10:16am
Well, it was Math 113. Calculus part 2.
canadiancougar624
4/7/14 10:23am
I don't want to be a jerk
RedHeadedStranger
4/7/14 6:16pm
More writing requirements. Writing is such an important part of the real
Zenoch
4/7/14 8:46am
Amen. I would say its the number 1 thing holding qualified people back from
Bucko
4/7/14 8:49am
Get rid of the business degree, but make everyone have a minor
Baron
4/7/14 8:47am
aka Harvard
TXSmith
4/7/14 8:55am
1. Do BYU's strenghts -Accounting, Econ, Construction Mgmt. 2. Study abroad more
Iman23
4/7/14 9:06am
Most Eng. schools push internships in the final two years heavily
NarfUte
4/7/14 9:11am
Many of them do now...but not when I was in school (a looong time ago)
BluePete
4/7/14 9:26am
Internships for engineers can be misleading
ColoSpgs
4/7/14 9:13am
ANY exposure to industrial settings would have been significant to me.
BluePete
4/7/14 9:30am
Eliminate pointless/worthless majors.
sethfan
4/7/14 9:17am
Disagree with this...better to take the alternative approach and really sit kids
Iman23
4/7/14 9:34am
What would be wrong with eliminating degrees that offer no legitimate job
sethfan
4/7/14 10:00am
standardize and audit ROIs for each major field of study
Cougarclaw
4/7/14 9:30am
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