Did I miss the part where he says what their grades were after this experiment? Without any specific improvements it is just someone complaining about kids these days.
I'm not quite sold on that either. The professor obviously cherry picks the quotes that would show him in the best light.
And students know what answer the professor wants to hear, and he is giving them bonus points on their grade for participating in the experiment. Not to mention that a student who participates in the bonus-point offer is likely a student who is doing badly in the class and would appreciate the assistance from the points and from removing the distractions, as they likely are the same students that think the professor knows what he's talking about, otherwise why would they volunteer for the experiment at all?
In that situation, it would not be difficult to cherry pick some supporting opinions. Remember, this is not exactly a controlled experiment.
Professors generally have academic freedom to try such stunts to get into media. But still seems like a pointless experiment in a philosophy class. Anyone know why colleges are not more focused on getting kids ready for working environment?
