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Originally Posted by enthused
A couple arts students who have a difficult time in a philosophy class does not indicate that Alberta has a poor education system. Not everyone is going to excel at every subject, people certainly have their strengths and weaknesses.
Sure, some art students may struggle at certain courses that say, engineering students find easy. However, there are some engineers who can't write a paper, let alone a proper sentence to save their lives. Not everyone is perfect in every subject, but that doesn't in any way say that Alberta has a poor education system.
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Well wouldn't that further prove my point that the system isn't that great? Especially in the North American (and moreso Canadian) careers, you have to have a diversified skill set (and I use the word "skill" very losely) and you can't be that ridiculously weak in any skill. Simple A and B, A or B and so on, thats like kindergarten logic except they put it into words such as "If Joe has 3 nickles and 2 dimes and Bob has 5 quarters and 4 dimes, how many dimes do Joe and Bob have combined?" I'm not talking about anything crazy here, it was an introductory level and it was a class from their department. If an engineer can't write, they're going to be screwed in the workforce since you always have to make proposals, make presentations and so on. As far as the engineer is concerned, they should be able to write/read enough that they can communicate with their clients, customers, peers or what have you. I'm of the firm belief you shouldn't be that ridiculously weak and make an excuse that you don't need it, whether it being adding 7+10 or writing a comprehendable sentence.