Why does the average university student appear to lack brains?

[Deleted2797112]

Funny how everyone is wrong on this forum apart from you Ceres. Certainly a pattern here!

I'm telling Brigadier that he is wrong because he has not lived my experience through the pandemic so cannot comment on what my experience has been. So, on this matter, I'm right. He is wrong.

 

[Mottie]

Easy for you and the old farts who thanked and liked your post to say. None of us have had to cope with anything remotely like this.

Your definition of soldiering on through the pandemic is doing less work than before, eating well, days out, and postng photos of bottles of whichever wine you're quaffing each evening.
And raking in cash like it's going out of fashion.

They're coping with the **** we've all been dealt in their own way, just like you are.

And my post might come across as being antagonistic and insulting, but I don't intend it to be so. Just a blunt, contrary viewpoint.

Yes, very easy to say because it happens to be true. Yes, I’ve been doing less work than before, same as everyone else on furlough and yes Ive been getting paid, the same as everyone else has - no more and no less. My company has been given a grant in line with many other small companies. That’s not "raking in cash like it’s going out of fashion". Despite what Ellal says, it’s irrelevant that I don’t 'need' it. Lots of people may lose jobs, I may lose my business but so what? I’ve worked hard, made hay while the sun shined and looked after my money, so as long as I have my health I’m really not bothered about the business but that doesn’t mean I won’t keep taking what I am entitled to until I decide to call it a day. Yes, I’ve been eating well, enjoying safe days out and posting pictures of five quid bottles of wine in the 'what have you been drinking' thread. Big whoop - what else would you suggest that I post in that particular thread?
The university students may well be coping with the **** we've all been dealt, so have I. The difference is, I’m not disobeying the rules, harming anyone or helping to spread the virus and I won’t be taking it back home with me at half term or Christmas.

 

[fillyboy]

S'okay. Sticks and stones. Some people resort to the language of the playground when they've got nothing substantive to say.

 

[Notch7]

Presumably they are going to uni to get a qualification which leads to a better job which leads to better money compared to those that don’t go to uni? In that case, what’s the problem with paying for that, they are bettering themselves aren’t they? If things were really 'fair' according to your way of thinking, they would get their £9k uni fees paid by the government but to be really fair, all other non-uni people should be getting £9k a year too. You know, the ones that will be sweeping our streets, cleaning our hospitals, driving our busses and serving us our meals when we eat out. Those people - or would you say they are not worthy of an extra £9k a year for three or four years?

Nearly 50% of children go to uni now, whilst I applaud it being available to all, I think it's not right for many. I think far more investment should be put into FE colleges for practical,courses in engineering, construction trades etc.

The student loan scheme is some sort of weird ponzi as most will never repay

 

[Deleted2797112]

Nearly 50% of children go to uni now, whilst I applaud it being available to all, I think it's not right for many. I think far more investment should be put into FE colleges for practical,courses in engineering, construction trades etc.

The student loan scheme is some sort of weird ponzi as most will never repay

Yes.

A bit like this perhaps:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...up-and-prepare-workers-for-post-covid-economy

 

[Mottie]

Should go back to offering vocational lessons in school. In my school we had a craft block - motor mechanics, metalwork, pottery and woodwork. It was common in mist schools back then. I bet there’s not many schools in the country that teaches those skills nowdays.

 

[bernardgreen]

In my school we had a craft block - motor mechanics, metalwork, pottery and woodwork.

So did my school, but today it would banned by Health and Safety

 

[fillyboy]

Should go back to offering vocational lessons in school. In my school we had a craft block - motor mechanics, metalwork, pottery and woodwork. It was common in mist schools back then. I bet there’s not many schools in the country that teaches those skills nowdays.

Boys did woodwork, girls did cookery. I think it all started go go wrong when they started calling cookery lessons 'domestic science'.

 

[Mottie]

When Mrs Mottie was in school, they had a 'house' that the girls were taught how to clean properly and they were also taught how to make a meal for their husband. Occasionally the headmaster would be the guinea pig and come in, eat it and ‘critique' it. They would then have to wash the dishes. I’m not making that up. Maybe that would be considered a bit too sexist these days.

 

[noseall]

nothing substantive to say.

You could always say nowt....

 

[Deleted2797112]

You could always say nowt....

Well you really added something substantive to the debate with that nosenowt. aka Mr 38,881.

 

[noseall]

Well you really added something substantive to the debate

Thankyou. Many will agree with you. Look at previous posts

 

[bernardgreen]

When Mrs Mottie was in school, they had a 'house' that the girls were taught how to clean properly

Also at my school.

In the 1980 the local Upper School had a mini farm for teaching pupils farm management and the care of livestock

 

[Mottie]

Also at my school.

In the 1980 the local Upper School had a mini farm for teaching pupils farm management and the care of livestock

Yes, she had a cow at her school too, Sharon, and it gave birth to a calf.

 

[Deleted2797112]

Thankyou. Many will agree with you. Look at my previous posts

I'm glad you can at last recognise the content-free nature of your prolific posting, nosenowt. 38,882.

Go on. You know you want to.