So in order to get a few graduate credits, I went to a conference and am writing a paper on it. My paper not only requires a minimum page length, but also to log a minimum number of hours on the project. How stupid is that?
A good paper is not determined by how long it is, but rather the quality of the paper itself. Attaching some arbitrary number of pages to a report not only weakens the paper by requiring extra fluff to be inserted along with the relevant information, it is a requirement that should be left in junior high school.
But even more infuriating is a minimum amount of time I have to spend on the project. Apparently, if I don't spend 45 hours on this project, then I could not have possibly done it well. So when I have legitimately only put in 15 hours on the project, it's not because I'm great at writing papers, or because I know what I'm doing when preparing lesson plans, or anything like that, it's only because I'm not working hard enough. Fail me for knowing how to type faster than 10 words per minute.
God I hate college. Think of all the learning that could be done if college classes didn't get in the way.
A good paper is not determined by how long it is, but rather the quality of the paper itself. Attaching some arbitrary number of pages to a report not only weakens the paper by requiring extra fluff to be inserted along with the relevant information, it is a requirement that should be left in junior high school.
But even more infuriating is a minimum amount of time I have to spend on the project. Apparently, if I don't spend 45 hours on this project, then I could not have possibly done it well. So when I have legitimately only put in 15 hours on the project, it's not because I'm great at writing papers, or because I know what I'm doing when preparing lesson plans, or anything like that, it's only because I'm not working hard enough. Fail me for knowing how to type faster than 10 words per minute.
God I hate college. Think of all the learning that could be done if college classes didn't get in the way.