Past, Present, And Future Of State University

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Past, Present, and Future of State University

The structure and workings of the university are ever changing. The university of the past is not like the university of the present and the university of the present will not be like the university of the future. This “adaptation” to the times is what can make some universities great or make some universities among the worst in the nation.

In the past the university was very set in their ways. They did things the way they wanted them done. They paid no heed to the rest of the society and the way the ones paying the bills wanted them done. In the past the professors would lecture endlessly to the students. This endless lecturing often left the students bored and with no idea what …show more content…

The universities now are taking on many of the beliefs of the major educational philosophers in order to make changes in the teaching methods. Universities are breaking down many of the divides between majors that they offer. By breaking these barriers the universities are becoming less specialized and more diverse. This goes along with the ideas of Berry. Berry believes that the schools are over-specialized and need to become less specialized. He also thinks that the universities are now just machines that are solely meant to churn out workers. Everyone today are trying to improve the standards of the public schools because this nation is falling behind the other nations of the world in the overall intelligence of each countries students. Berry believes that the universities are a major part of the problem. In the past the colleges have been lowering the standards of admission, which in turn lowers the standards of all the schools below the college level. The universities are now on the right track by increasing the standards for admission into their college. Many states now have state supported scholarships to help the students that qualify pay for their college education. Many schools are also trying to make class sizes smaller to allow more interaction between the student and the professor; this is one of the main beliefs in the Sperber article. Also, in accordance with the beliefs of Sperber, the university needs to teach all of the classes like they teach the classes in the honors program. Here at Clemson, even with the increased acceptance, some of the class sizes are getting smaller and even in some of the larger classes the professors go out of their way to interact with the

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