Roll of honour, Shmoll of honour

[bolnaia_sobaka]

"The goal of a university education is to develop the capacity for critical thought and to apply it to the central questions of the human condition. Your record shows that you have made outstanding progress in developing that capacity and for this you stand among the elite of students at Glendon College

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[tearslake]

that means you are now ligit.

[bolnaia_sobaka]

What was I before? A rogue student?

[mascrider]

I feel safe saying this 'cuz I think it was the point of your post in the first place, but...that's such a load! "Your record shows..." just means that somehow they've quantified your knowledge and ability for critical thought and your place on the quantified scale proves that you're good at it. But...how is that even possible? Marks can't show your capacity for critical thought, though this is the fallacy that a university education and grading system seems to be based on.

WOOO. I ranted!! haha. That felt good.

[bolnaia_sobaka]

Wow, I'm surprised to hear from you this weekend. Yay!

Yes, I laughed for a good 15 minutes when I opened the letter. I wonder who comes up with the text. I find it particularly funny because I've been reflecting recently on the complete annihilation of my "critical thinking skills." *sigh*

If those skills have been going down the drain, my wikipedia researching skills however are in top shape. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area I won't comment any further.

[mascrider]

I could just deny the rightness of Wikipedia you know. But I won't.

[bolnaia_sobaka]

Why don't you change the verb tense, and make that an "I will just deny the rightness of Wikipedia"? I'd like to see how the debate would unfold.