Author Topic: I Need Some Advice (Read 5500 times)

Vladimir · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2013, 06:05:09 PM »

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I highly disagree with the idea that college will make "mince-meat" out of traditional Catholics that are steady in their faith.

You're generalizing from your own experiences.

Agreed.

But is that to say that people who say otherwise are not also generalizing from their own experiences?

I agree in principle with what Bishop Williamson and other people have to say against going to college on moral grounds, but I have not found it an issue in my own experience.

Nadir · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2013, 06:12:31 PM »

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I respectfully disagree with you, Nadir. As a grandmother who was involved in the homeschooling movement for many years, trained teachers were wonderful homeschooling mothers. As a matter of fact, one of my trained teacher friends taught my children french and the other trained teacher taught them biology and chemistry. I was grateful!

I too have some good experience of help from teachers (who are sold on the idea of homeschooling), but on the whole, these are rare exceptions. In my experience teacher training narrows the vision and is not generally well adapted to learning in the home situation. It has a class ("little boxes" I mean) mentality. Jusy my opinion. Not being dogmatic about it.

For a person who wants to become a mother, there are probably better ways of preparing for mothering/homeschooling than teacher training.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2013, 06:15:11 PM »

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But is that to say that people who say otherwise are not also generalizing from their own experiences?

I don't think they're generalizing from their own personal experience as a student, but are rather noticing the changes in society.

Of course there are those who will point to statistics that those with degrees are less likely to divorce.

When adjusted for IQ those statistics the results do not suggest any advantage for the college-educated.

The education system is designed to produce people who think like white Obama voters.

I would suggest that going to college is affecting you more than you realize. You are in any case, highly atypical.

Tiffany · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2013, 06:45:52 PM »

I recommend you stay in your father's home until you are married.

Vladimir · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2013, 06:46:40 PM »

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But is that to say that people who say otherwise are not also generalizing from their own experiences?

I don't think they're generalizing from their own personal experience as a student, but are rather noticing the changes in society.

Of course there are those who will point to statistics that those with degrees are less likely to divorce.

When adjusted for IQ those statistics the results do not suggest any advantage for the college-educated.

The education system is designed to produce people who think like white Obama voters.

I would suggest that going to college is affecting you more than you realize. You are in any case, highly atypical.

Thank you for your response.

Your explanation makes sense.

Of course simply getting a college diploma does not affect your IQ. However, the understood purpose is getting the degree - not becoming more intelligent, etc.

I can understand your suggestion that going college is subconsciously adversely affecting me, however I don't see it that way. In many ways it's less a danger to the faith than high school. I go to classes at University, study, and go home. I'm not pressured to join any fraternity, "hang out" with other students, or anything like that. In fact, I can count the number of people that I communicate with on a daily basis with one hand. I've encountered feminist, liberal, crazy, etc professors - it's not that hard to recognize and tune out what people say. I don't see how going college is having any more influence on me than going into the workforce would.

And yes, I am atypical by some standards, but any other traditional Catholic would be highly "atypical" on a college campus as well.