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Mastodon user laments perceived decline in undergraduate intellectual maturity

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A Mastodon user laments the perceived decline in intellectual maturity among undergraduate students. The user contrasts the respect and reciprocal demands of past university eras with a modern view of students as children, citing outdated textbooks and a reliance on AI as evidence of this shift. This change, the user suggests, has led students to view themselves as intellectually immature. AI

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Mastodon user laments perceived decline in undergraduate intellectual maturity

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Once upon a time, the # undergraduate students were considered intellectually mature young adults preparing to enter adulthood. Universities treated them with d

    Once upon a time, the # undergraduate students were considered intellectually mature young adults preparing to enter adulthood. Universities treated them with due respect and demand of them a respect in reciprocity. This was especially true at the dawn of higher education in the …

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