2 out of the 100 are interdisciplinary studies. From an employers view; I would must rather higher someone who knows not only how to teach, but knows information about science, English, health etc.
Knowing this it seems false, my grandmother graduated years ago with an interdisciplinary studies degree and now stuck in her job with no chance for advancement because of her degree and other jobs that she applies to will not take her because they feel her education is inadequate for the job.
With metacognation, you are able to take your mind out of society’s views and have your own views. You can be your own self and that is who you should want to be most! Because at the end of the day, your opinion and your thoughts matter, and you need to make those important to you before they are important to anyone else.
This I think is unrealistic because in today's world money runs everything, and if you can't find someone to pay you to do what you want to do then you're screwed.
Despite the clear benefits of interdisciplinary studies, many politicians and educators continue to cut resources to the humanities, arguing that an education should be skills-based and career oriented. By removing disciplines like philosophy, english, and art history from colleges and universities, lawmakers are depriving students of the opportunity to think in a variety of ways.
The problem is that we have a system where those who grew up in a different generation is creating rules for those that are living completely different lifestyles. The world is advancing so fast that those who are considered seniors remember when TVs were invented, now we have things like virtual reality and social media which spread things faster than a wildfire.
If students are living their lives in preparation for life, when will they start living? When do rules and regulations pay off? The answer is never. If students aren’t free to be curious, engaged, and invested in what they’re learning, then they may never be curious, engaged, or invested in their lives. Education is about more than passing a test or being accepted to the “right” school, it’s about self-discovery and personal growth as an individual
This is something I can get on board with, students should be able to choose what they learn, instead of being spoon fed what others think they should learn. The thing I would like to add though is that students should be able to choose how they learn as well. I find that in my experience homework and the classroom has not benefited me to the slightest. I learn much better while actually doing things, making mistakes and learning from them, I learn best while I teach myself. I find that homework and classes which are both things I do not want to do yet pay my life away for have become obsolete in educating me.
“Why do I need to learn this? I’ll never use it in real life.”
I firmly believe in this, despite what people say if it's immature or not. We have a short time on this planet and I would rather not spend my time learning doing something I don't have any interest in and do not need.
I believe interdisciplinary will grow out of its vast supply of disciplines
I think interdisciplinary is cool but the problem is there are a lot of jobs out there that you just do the same things over and over again their very specialized jobs.
“These faculty members share common formative experiences…and appreciate a common canon of writings by the “founding fathers” of the disciplines”
People who love something can talk all day about it, sports fans are the easiest way to see this
In the early days, students were almost forced into higher education based on societal demands
This isn't just in the early days, at my high school you basically had two options one to go to some sort of higher education or the military, otherwise you were seen as an outcast
How often do traditional ‘assignments’ misrepresent student interests, passion, and rigor? Giving a student ownership over data means nothing if it doesn’t allow them to determine that data.
I agree with this so much, in my experience what I take in school, the assignments are not interesting to me so i don't work as hard on that as if I were to work on something I want to work on.
And if a student owns their own domain, as she moves from grade to grade and from school to school, all that information – their learning portfolio – can travel with them.
I would not want to don something like this often in my school career I have found that I don't want my school work to follow me. I go to school to just get that piece of paper that I need and get out. I don't like being connected to the world and all of its's opinions. I do understand that the world is evolving in technology but personally I prefer to use it as seldom as possible.