What's the cost of going to a university like in Sweden? and how good are the teachers?
I've found that more or less most technical teachers at my school are kind of garbage. I have to take a large amount of stuff (physics, calculus, chemistry, biology, as well as computer science) and so far only really the computer science teachers (and even then there are a few bad ones) have been good to me. In the other subjects I've noticed there's a tendency to be dry, unavailable for question, haughty, or just plain bad. Some teachers could not explain their foot, let alone thermodynamics.
At least the literature professors are good though
I talked about this with Gums a bit when I went to visit him. I have to admit, I think I'd be more miserable in his situation than in mine. My school is what you would define as really fucking hard, if you actually take the time to learn the stuff, rather than cheating on the exams and the homework (which is blatant and also common here). His school, on the other hand, is a breeze, and he feels like he's not being tested at all.
This is not a good thing! I think it's important to have a happy medium so people don't burn out (only 54% of people entering my school graduate) and so people are prepared for crazy jobs. I was reading a book this summer (The World Is Flat, by Thomas Friedman) that really brought home how important it is to really be good at what you do, scientisty-wise, or else India and China are literally going to knock the US and Europe on their asses.
I've found that more or less most technical teachers at my school are kind of garbage. I have to take a large amount of stuff (physics, calculus, chemistry, biology, as well as computer science) and so far only really the computer science teachers (and even then there are a few bad ones) have been good to me. In the other subjects I've noticed there's a tendency to be dry, unavailable for question, haughty, or just plain bad. Some teachers could not explain their foot, let alone thermodynamics.
At least the literature professors are good though
I talked about this with Gums a bit when I went to visit him. I have to admit, I think I'd be more miserable in his situation than in mine. My school is what you would define as really fucking hard, if you actually take the time to learn the stuff, rather than cheating on the exams and the homework (which is blatant and also common here). His school, on the other hand, is a breeze, and he feels like he's not being tested at all.
This is not a good thing! I think it's important to have a happy medium so people don't burn out (only 54% of people entering my school graduate) and so people are prepared for crazy jobs. I was reading a book this summer (The World Is Flat, by Thomas Friedman) that really brought home how important it is to really be good at what you do, scientisty-wise, or else India and China are literally going to knock the US and Europe on their asses.
