I wonder if Phil's "WTF, what are you thinking!?" Reaction to opinions from his staff is mostly just Joe sharing his opinions and conspiracy theories lol
Phil's in danger, he moved his hands while talking like I told him too, to indicate if he was in trouble or not on the Thursday show. Don't worry I'm gonna get help.
I have always appreciated your ability to make me think about alternative angles to stories, and your ability to listen to counter arguments rationally, so thank you for that. This professor story has me conflicted. I see the point in theory but in practice I don't see how it wouldn't be used nefariously. Wouldn't it be great if we could all learn at our own paces and not have to worry about an exam that might not prove what we actually know? Hell yeah! But in reality that can't work. I think this was one of those instances where a professor wanted to live in the theoretical world and tried to make his reality fit those guidelines. I'm not upset at either option as it doesn't effect me one bit, but I think where I'm torn is the "wouldn't it be nice" vs the "it doesn't work that way" mentalities. I'd rather our students "earn" their grades than just ask for them. Life definitely doesn't work that way after college.
To a certain extent college is suppose to be stressful. It's suppose to be challenging and competitive. It teaches people how to manage their stress, rise to the challenge, and be competitive in the real world once they graduate. How could somebody who can't manage stress ever go on to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, scientist, etc...? In what career will people not be judged on their performance?
As someone who always reads every assigned chapter of the textbook, some chapters two or three times in preparation for the exams (I always get the highest grade) and I always do every assignment above and beyond, that professor's policy pisses me off, cause here I am working so hard to be the best student, and someone who doesn't try at all, doesn't do the work, doesn't study, can get the exact same grade as me, I think that is so wrong.
Look at it like this: Even if a student who just "phoned" in their grade gets hired by the same company that hired you, you will be the one who will get a promotion because you are diligent and try to surpass your boss' expectations, and the other student is probably gonna get fired, because in the real world nobody wants an "Oh I'm stressed I can't do my job" employee.
sebbe44441 yes and no . Connections are very important in the Job field . An under skilled person can always be promoted or given an opportunity solely on their connections regardless of their work behavior . This bullshit happens all the time .
The issue here seems to be learning vs memorization. Back in one of my biology classes, the professor made us actually apply our knowledge regarding the material. And while many students had no issues with questions asking for facts, many admitted that they were at a complete lost when it came to applying those facts. Meaning they had memorized the material, but probably didn't actually learn anything.
when you get too many classes and you wish you could study a few more hours for that differential equation test that is literally 40% of your whole grade but you cant because you have a software final project that will determine if you pass that class... you will love to have the time to do what you do, but you will NEVER have the time to do so.
These college posts are pathetic and eerily socialistic. I have a 3.87 at a top 10 college and even I would give 0% effort in that class. People who agree with the professor are giving an ENORMOUS amount of credit to the undergraduate student body. Saying 'most students will learn the material regardless' is frankly ridiculous. Given the chance to slack off and still receive an A, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't take that opportunity. Why? Because it not only gives students a break from other, much harder classes, but it artificially boosts their GPA in the process. Implementing a grading standard such as this takes away the desire to excel in the class itself as well. Why go above and beyond just to receive the same grade as someone who didn't give a shit? Grades are there in the first place to remedy that situation. College is not for everyone, and it's not your god-given right to receive an A. Leave that fluff for graduate level classes where the emphasis is REALLY absorbing the material after having proven you're capable of doing so in the first place. EDIT: Wrote this before listening to Phil's response because I was so infuriated. Thank god we're on the same page.
Not to mention it would devalue degrees to nothing. College would be worthless. Why should you be called a Doctor when all you did was drink Pepsi's and smoke weed all day instead of studying? The job world would be in chaos because no company or hospital will be able to verify expertise in fields without them having to give their own tests.
Valid points, I'd like to chime in a bit(speaking as a current student). If a class that had that policy was one That I thought would ever remotely be important to me I would definitely be trying to master the content. On the other hand if it were a class I chose to fill a requirement for my degree then I would just coast and get my A by whatever means are the easiest. So in short I' just trying to say that depending on the students/the importance of that course to their perceived future the policy might actually be very beneficial.
I would agree with that. That's why I said graduate level classes (where someone has already proven they're interested/willing to go above and beyond) would be ok for something like this.
I go to community college and things are like this but I just accept it because it's a cheap school. When I hear that the same thing happens in a top 10 university it makes me wonder why people go there?
Auztin3 I don't think everyone should get an A just because they want it. But exams are archaic and ultimately useless for retaining knowledge - Course work is MUCH more valuable in that regard. All that revising for an exam prepares you for is sitting an exam.
As an American living in South Korea, I find the media reports back home contrasting to the reports here. Overall, the daily lives of many here remain unphased.
The Endeavoring Family I feel like this is the US trying to justify to themselves that they are the victim and have to attack preemptively. I hope they do not.
well, it's probably because NK doesn't talk about nuking south Korea like they do with the US, i mean the guy views the US as the source of all evil, including what happened to SK after the Korean war, and also to say american news is a little bias is true, but i've been to SK, and their culture and media are very heavily controlled, compared to the US, so imo, it's probably because they're trying to keep people calm combined with some probably don't think it's big deal or a real threat, even though he'd probably be more likely to hit up SK before the US mainland
Being so close to NK I'm sure the news in SK is heavily monitored and controlled to cause as little stress and panic as necessary. The reports in the USA are more intense most likely just because its Trump and he keeps trying to antagonize Kim Jong Un. He's a reckless impulsive leader and can easily cause war between the USA and NK. It's more about that than involving SK.
Because south koreans have been dealing with north korea threatening to invade them for decades. North Korea even shells their country and they just go on about their business... because you know two countries attacking each other but not going into full out war is totally normal.
IxtliM So what's your suggestion then? We have to wait until they attack us FIRST? That seems to be the prevailing idea among millenials. That or millenials (which i am unfortunately one of) actually believe if we just close our eyes and cover our ears the problem will go away. No the problem isn't going away. So either we spend the rest of our lives and our childrens' lives living in fear with North Korea telling us they're going to nuke us, and them actually being able to do so now, or we attack them first and eliminate the threat. And if you think the former is going to happen then you clearly don't understand the US military, whom the President listens to attentively. War between the US and North Korea is inevitable now and it's idiotic that we didn't invade them BEFORE they had nuclear missiles.
Petr Lizunov That's what happens to me too :( even in my notifications it doesn't pop up and I have them turned on. I know Phil's schedule so I just keep going to his channel in the afternoons of mon-fri until a video pops up.
Phillip DeFranco is the best!!!! There are many issues, including some of these that I disagree with his ideas, but he's so respectful and so calm and makes his point so well. He doesn't over or under glorify himself, and he makes me want to see both sides, not just mine. We need more people like this.
I surprised with the amount of support the teacher got from the Thursday show. I know that the grading system isn't the most accurate when it comes to real world knowledge, but grades are still necissary in order to demonstrate who has mastered the material in the course. I believe that some of the teacher's changes to the curriculum were actually quite smart, but once he allowed students to choose their own grade, his class lost all credibility for me.
Vance Winstead The "call and change your grades" was also the one thing that I didn't like about the professor's teaching methods. Like what's the point!!
I tend to fall on Phil's side with most things, but I'm disappointed he didn't touch the aspect of stress all that much. I get it, the policy was way too lenient, and I agree with him, but at the same time I understand why the professor did what he did. I don't think he executed it anywhere in the neighborhood of "well," or even "okay," but I get it. I'm not even to that point yet in my educational path, but I can only imagine the struggle after all that I've been through already. There was this recent Reddit post that hit the front page, asking "what's going to be the 'cigarettes are actually bad for you' of our generation?" Many of the most upvoted answers were things like "sitting down for 8 hours a day" and "not getting enough sleep." Pushing yourself too hard, either in academics or occupationally, is practically the American way of life at this point. We're becoming a more educated, socially conscious society; we're becoming aware of things like mental health and social conditioning, but we're still falling prey to unreasonable expectations. We're all going to collectively huddle in the corner in a puddle of sweat and other bodily fluids, hyperventilating and shaking in anxiety-induced panic, mark my words.
Vance Winstead exactly some of the changes were good but being able to change your grade is just ridiculous. I had some open book exams at university and they were really difficult and were to test your actual understanding of the content rather than just remembering
That comment about the North Korea story by Arrow Waterspell was so ignorant and so non-factual that I loudly scoffed in disbelief and then came to the comment section to type out a comment while I inhale my microwave burrito which I almost never do, obviously.
I had a physics professor in college who I was close to. I once asked him if he ever considered grading on a curve. His response was that he tried to teach as well as he was able. He worked very hard at this - for example, an hour before each of his lectures, he closed his door to his office to 'practice' his lecture before he delivered it to his students. He then told me that since he was doing his part, and since *all* of the final grade was based on test results, the final grade was an indication of how well each student learned the material. If nobody got 90% or more, then nobody got an 'A'. He was comfortable with that, and I thought it was a fair policy.
With your opinion on the Google manifesto, i thought it was only me who thought that he was disrespecting men. I didnt want to voice my opinion for fear of being torn apart in the comments. Thank you so much for putting this out there.
Aggin Ym I think they were men who complained on twitter. Pretending that only women complained is ignoring that many men have also been indoctrinated into 3rd wave feminism, as if men were naturally immune to this bullshit which is not the case.
I've been watching your show for the last 6 months or so and have to say that what you do is amazing. How you present current events while voicing your own opinion and at the same time creating a community of encouraging your viewers to share their opinion as well is unbelievable. You do something that major news outlets can't! Also, I'm liking this video for your explanation about how college grades are like sprinting...simply awesome
Thanks for the response Phil! Absolutely love this show, I agree that the professor goes too far in his practice, but the ideology behind his policy is bulletproof and praise-worthy. Don't allow me to just request a grade change, but I'd love the easiest path to an A, it would make me learn way more and actually love what I'm learning.
emrazum After which you will get to the real world, look for the easiest path to your paycheck, realize that doesn't exist, and won't be prepared for the stress and responsibility.
Maybe for you, but being guaranteed a reward without the requirement of work does not inspire a desire to work. Do you think people would work as hard if they could opt out of work and still be paid?
Anthony Dibble kbiely88 All the criticism to my comments come from people with 0 experience with higher education, including Phil. At the top 100 universities of the USA, everyone wants to learn not get grades. Go to a decently ranked college, not some local slacker-infested community college, and you'll understand what I mean.
Having the news and your objectivity every day is great. But having Friday show as a summary and discussion is amazing. I watch it on Saturday to get me thru the weekend. 24 now, been a fan for almost 9 years. Keep it up, glad the nation is growing.
100% agree with Phil on the whole professor thing. I wouldn't have about 5 years ago when I was in school, but from what I have learned since is that the school I went to was curling the students WAY too much (and it was nowhere near the level of the professor in the news story). I was told to calm down and just relax and it would be fine. I didn't pass many classes in the first while because they told me to keep calm. Damn, students needs to know that working your ass off for 5 years might get you a good salary. But if you don't do as good of a job as your neighbor, you'll be fucked. If I was taught that in college instead of working in the real world, I would be on another level right now.
On the Google story, it seems to me that many people are putting the cart ahead of the horse if they assume that Google justifiably fired him because he violated policy. The supposed violation of policy should be questioned rigorously. What specific policy did he violate? What sort of "safe-space policy" per se, did he violate, wherein polite criticism is verbotten? IMO, this will probably be decided in a court of law or through a (large) arbitrated settlement. I have yet to see any detailed legal-ish argument that the memo violated any formal, written policy. Thus far, reports of Google policy seem to basically amount to "don't hurt anybody's feelings." If he did violate a specific policy, Google would be justified, even if the policy to many people is nothing but the policing of a Thought Crime. If you think you're enlightened on specifics, please share a justifying source.
ForceSmart...as an HR manager I can tell you HE WILL LOSE in any court of law. People need to learn how to READ the contract provided to you when you work for large corporations and READ the employee handbook they give you. I guarantee Google has specific language around conduct unbecoming and work place environment standards for slurs, sexist comments, etc. ESPECIALLY anything related to a Title VII protected class. I'm always amazed as an HR manager how FEW people actually understand why you can't do the shit that guy did and think you'll keep your job. Google could have been sued in a Class Action Lawsuit had they kept that guy employed as a failure to foster an inclusive workplace and negligent retention of any employee who CLEARLY has biases and offensive views towards an entire group of people (in this case women).
ForceSmart...as a matter of fact I bet if you check out your company's manual you'll see some language around the topic if it's a mid size or larger organization. There's actually a part usually at the beginning of the handbook that says a company will promote and foster an inclusive environment and there's almost always a passage about the protected classes of Title VII. There's always something related to conduct and that inappropriate conduct (which sending a memo about the inferiority of an entire gender definitely qualifies under) will not be tolerated of discovered. Google would have had a much bigger problem had they kept that guy. But those who have privilege RARELY see how they benefit from it so if you're a man then you really wouldn't know what such a memo like that could do to create a hostile work environment because you don't have that experience as a woman.
From what i've gathered, he actually made sure to word the memo so it didn't break any of googles policies or have the potential to seen as such, so basically if taken to court he'll most likely win
BlairWaldorf2013 I thought that the entire point of it was do demonstrate how each sex tends to behave on average; not which one was superior; and he had sources to support it. It may by incorrect if done simply because correlation does not equal to causation, but if he doesn't address either of them as "better" or "worse", how is that grounds for being fired?
i 100% agree with you on the professor stress reduction situation. i will admit, i have gotten stressed out with my schoolwork to the point of panic attacks and breakdowns, but i find a way to deal with it and get a good grade on my own and it feels so rewarding. i do believe the amount of schoolwork put on a student can be deteriorating to a students mental health, but a grade should not be handed to them on a silver platter. i, only being in high school, have not experienced any college class or setting, except for AP classes, but I have always made good or passing grades in all of my classes and everybody thinks it is easy for me, but it takes work and it was most definitely not handed to me. i get so much knowledge out of the class and the homework and studying I'm doing and it helps in the long run. i know first hand that having grades handed to you is detrimental to your studies because one of my teachers last year wasn't strict about the date homework was turned in, and I will admit, I took advantage of this, and I didn't study as much as I needed to. I got a 2 on the national exam. (It was AP Human geography) I'm sorry for this long and unnecessary comment but I wanted to show my experiences and give my two cents. (Even though the Friday show is already over😂)
about the 'person who works for you' being treated differently and her idea meaning more through your words... I think most companies respect the opinion of the CEO or Owner more than an employee there so I'm not sure that's the bias. Possibly they didn't like the idea but wanted to suck up to you
I think it's important to remember that the google employee was talking about averages. Women can find happiness in striving for the highest position for the biggest pay check, and man can not want any of that and simply want more personal time. But what's he's talking about is on average women are more likely to want the latter and men are more likely to want the former, and thus google instead of trying to force all women to act in a role that in average they wouldn't do well in, should instead account for the fact that people are different and need to work in different ways.
That end comment though! I just got off a 17 hour shift and that made me laugh the hardest out of anything all day. Blame it on the sleep deprivation but that interaction was hysterical. 😂😂😂
Hell yeah, Phil! Respect! Take a week break These comments even make me tired. How do some of you honestly think like this. It is 100% okay to have different opinions, but the idea is to help people change their perspective when you comment right? Or hope Phil see's and heeds your message. But half of these comments and on most videos just seem like pointless interjections.
GREATEST ending to a Friday show I have EVER seen, Phil. My entire office was staring at me as I literally laughed out loud at that ending... "You weren't there, you didn't see the tapes..." ROFL
So much on this college subject but I don't want to write everything down. But short version. Cutting corners can be good or bad. Cutting corners and finding an easier way to your problem is good. Cutting corners and taking the easy way out which is ultimately gonna hurt you is bad. If you have to go from point A to point C and you run from A to B and then C and you figure out that you could just run from A to C then you're using your head correctly but if the whole point was for example that you had to run to point B to get a ball that you had to bring to point C, then you have failed. And I say it like this because as Phil said, there are a lot of people who are gonna fuck around with that policy (not to mention the cost and class space to teach dumbdumbs who don't want to learn) And those dummies are going from A to C in a bad way: Point A (college) - point B (get smart in college by studying) - Point C (good grades). Many dummies will most likely go directly to point C and not learn jack. I have so much more but fuck it.
Im with Phil on that last story, ya college creates stress and everything but guess what it doesn't get any easier in the real world. I went to college full time and worked part time; i got about 4 hours of sleep every night and it was tough but guess what how ever tough that situation was still isn't as tough as the real world. Those students that just get an A for calling up and being like "ya I think I deserve that" is literally the definition of a participation trophy.
Working in the medical field, I personally know that we don't memorize everything. There is a reason why there are a ton of books in medical offices. We are constantly reading and re reading and even excusing ourselves to look up the correct answers. I won't let hubris get in the way of proper treatment.
Viciously defend this low stress BS. Wut? There are colleges that don't grade, go there. If an A has value then it should be earned. You have to earn the things you want in life if for no other reason than because that is the basis of self esteem. Also in the Phil vs Tiny Phil racing I want proof that there is no doping going on. These results can't stand without some kind of oversight!
That honestly sounds really cool. I can see how that system works, although, in my case, that would make my blood pressure skyrocket. Not knowing if I'm getting a good grade or not until the end, that'd put a lot of stress on me, although that probably just shows I have an unhealthy obsession over grades. I have to ask though, are students doing so well because its a better environment, or could it just be that each student feels a lot more pressure, since they have no idea where they stand until the end of the semester? Do you think it'd work for a STEM major? I'm making the assumption that the professor can still provide feedback, tell you where you went wrong and help you improve, but just won't tell you your letter grade.
Somebody In the world You can't exactly grade programming classes. It's mostly either you understand what needs to be done, and made a piece of code that works, or you don't, and made it with tons of bugs that no one can fix. That and the fact that there's just so may different ways of solving the same problem, the only conceivable way of grading is PASS/FAIL.
The idea that stress is always a bad thing terrifies me. Stress is one of the most powerful motivations to reach success/completion in life. The idea that you can succeed in the world without having stressed is not only wrong but a scary foreshadowing to what could happen if trends continue
"college is 2 stressful so people dont learn :(((" 1. this is type of stuff I hear slackers say 2. the solution is to fix the way classes are structured, not remove all rigor
Thanks for airing my comment, Phil. I still disagree with you, but I respect your opinion and I appreciate you showing different sets of opinions other than your own. Your the man!
Moral of the story.... thats what's wrong with society today.... everyone wants a free A and more often than not, people are just giving it to them so we're creating a society full of soft, greedy, useless Human beings. 😒 If you're to stressed or too anxious, then maybe college or the real world isn't for you. It's a dog eat dog world where only the strong survive, so you either sink or SWIM! Me.... I'm a swimmer.... and I'd rather work hard for my keep, than to live off of free handouts. Because when the handouts end... you're screwed! Stop whining and go out there and earn your As! 😡
There are far less destructive ways to reduce the stress of college classes and what the professor did was just insane. I find professors who don't make exams a major part of the grade (or have open note and book exams) do a good job at reducing stress without going to extremes to give the student the academic equivalent of a participation trophy.
Phil, there's no point in me explaining this on a RUclips comment so I suggest you watch Ben Shapiro's coverage on this google memo situation, he really explains it well
The problem in college, Phil, is that there is a difference between trying to maintain a GPA and trying to absorb knowledge. Some of the dumbest people I've met were AP students in high school. All they did was memorize which words went to which answers, and never fully comprehended what they were supposed to be learning. Striving for that A can be a distraction from actually learning the material. College is not a game where you try to win the most points. It's about gaining useful knowledge the future. If that professor thought that his subject was better learned outside of the conventional grading system, than so be it. He's probably been teaching the same subject for years, maybe he's right
I still don't think the manifesto could be both serious and constructive, but you do have a solid point about how striving for grades and striving for knowledge are quite different. In every class I've had there's always that one guy who isn't dedicated or motivated at all but knows how to sit down the night before a test and cram whatever info he needs to pass into his skull. My ex would literally make up a code of the different answers he was expecting and then just remembered that code, but the second he had done the test he remembered none of it and overall had not learned shit from taking the course... and we're sending him out to work with a score that marks him as more competent than the folks who payed attention the entirety of the course and absorbed the course material? I may be a bitter bitch but that just doesn't seem constructive in the long run.
Anna, yes you are a bitter bitch lol But karma and fate have an interesting way of catching up with people like that as they do not succeed in life the same way they succeed with their grades. The grades may get them the job, but their ability to learn the job is what keeps them the job and some people just cannot learn.
Thing is many classes that are those "free A" are not really... important. like for example. i study software engineering in college (1 year to go). and my career classes are like... 30% introductory engineering (tons of math and physics... god i hate those) 40% actual usual classes (those that you actually will use in work) and 30% filler. the fillers you try to make sure they are Free A. since the other 70% are really hard and require a lot of time. there is an actual system among students in my college so we know which filler classes to take in which semesters to have a balanced good schedule, we will die of stress and exams if we take a full semester filled with A tier important yet time consuming class (like for fucks sake i have a teacher that expects me to finish a 40 hour course every fucking week)
Jay Holmes, First off: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis, the world is not just, karma doesn't always catch up to people because karma doesn't exist and we certainly have no proof that it does. The just-world hypothesis was put forth in an attempt to explain why we feel like karma is real, even with so little evidence to prove it. Second, why should a university's grading criteria rely on karma catching up to them? The whole point of a grade is to show mastery over a subject. I know that doesn't always happen, but I do believe that it's the best system we have to quickly judge a persons mastery on a superficial level. There are better ways to do so of course, like practical exams, or the kind of questions and practical tests an employer may put you through during a job interview, but for a quick and cursory glance, grades are good enough. Also, I don't think the grades will get them the job in the first place. Once enough fake 4.0 GPA students come out, not only will the reputation of the university be tarnished, but employers will pay less heed to that number on your resume. I think that's good, employers should always test using practical exams before hiring, but at the same time, it does lessen the worth of a 4.0 student who genuinely has good mastery over the course which I think is unfair to them. If people cannot learn, then why give them an opportunity to fake it? If they can't handle the coursework, then put them in a support class or pair them with a tutor/mentor to help them, or financial support or whatever. I see no advantage for anyone in giving them a free A.
Yes they have. At approximately 0224 this morning, our northern coastline was hit with a 420 megaton nuclear warhead, followed by a smaller, yet devastating 69 megaton warhead. Luckily since we don't have a northern coast, only the ghosts of dead memes were struck. When the royal canadian mounted police investigated the blast site, it turned out it was about 8 stories tall and was a crustacean from the protozoic era and asked the RCMP for about tree fiddy.
i am in college right now i wouldn't drop a dime on that class unless it was required it sounds like such a waste of time i get open information and all but giving free as is ridiculous also open note when the max amount of time for the average student the test will take is 1/2 is ridiculous
Grumpy It can work if the student has a desire to learn+is not overworked, but that combination is rare nowadays. The professor may have been joking, anyways.
Phil, I am a college student myself and I 100% support your opinion. I would be livid if I studied and learned the material, got an A and someone that didnt work as hard also got an A. When did college become a child care center? If you cant handle learning material for a degree that was chosen not forced, then maybe that degree or college all together isn't for you.
I totally agree about the professor thing, and I said last week that I did, but I think your analogy didn't work. You're comparing a knowledge-based class to a visually obvious based task like running. You can physically go so far and everyone can see that with their eyes, not everyone can see the knowledge you can or can't recall in your brain. People can absorb info and then be knowledgeable and then mess up a test because of nerves, bad sleep or an off-day. Doesn't make what this Professor did right, but your analogy doesn't work.
Hayley S You're just running around, talking about how Phil dropped out, trying to discredit everything he says because of that. You understand that that's a fallacious argument, right? You're attempting to call him stupid. He is demonstrably not so.
See, the problem with the whole "memo", is its assumption that the differences are biological. The studies themselves never asserted anything like that. The differences are there, but there is no empirical support for the biological hypothesis.
:) these are certainly fair points, and I thank you for making them. Tendencies being the key word to think of here. There are natural and nurtured reasons people become who they are and seek what they desire, most definitely. However, in the context of, "workplace diversity," forcing diversity strictly via genetic measurements is unrealistic and not truly diverse. For example, the military value diversity in their organizations. Not surface level diversity a toddler can point out such as color, height, or accent--but rather diversity of mind sets, as one type of mind may identify a solution to save the lives of the group in situation A, but be lost in situation B. So they take in ideas from underlings (or the good leaders do occasionally), or accept ideas tossed out of nowhere in order to better equip their mission accomplishment and survival toolboxes. Group think but with different and coincidental ethnic backgrounds or body parts provides less than zero synergistic bonus. Additionally, as far as the comments on male and female tendencies in and of itself, its just good to remember that people are NOT the same and overtly pushing for something that may not be a good fit for anyone may not be a great idea. The idea of enforcing equal percentage diversity in all things thought experiment sort of illustrates how that doesn't make sense. 50%male nurses, 50% pro basketball players, 50% female prison population.. So long as opportunity is equal (prison system needs a lot of work) then the correct amount and type of people will end up in jobs best suited for their personalities/life choices :)
Tendencies and preferences don't mean absolute. Of course there are females who are work-a-holics/climbers and males who are extremely emotional. He's talking about the overall population.
on the topic about trump - if someone were to disagree about an idea that trump wants to put in the white house - i would assume that he would dismiss them and throw them under the bus and make that person, who disagreed, look bad. im only saying under the assumption that he is a narcissist.
I think the professor went too far in his stress reduction policy. Im one of the many who suffer from the "profound consequences" that stress (specifically school stress) can have on people. If more educators thought like this professor i probably wouldnt be suffering so much from my mental illnesses, but, i think he took this stress reduction to an extreme. I feel that in trying to help everyone he kinda hurt those who truly need this help. People who suffer from disabilities or mental illnesses need accommodations in order to be able to function at the same level as those who do not have those problems. I feel as though he unknowingly slighted those who have worked so hard to come to terms with this fact (because this actually is a big struggle for a lot of people, myself included). Its like if a school has a free meal policy but everyone rich and poor can benefit from it. Thats great that people are getting free meals but the rich kids dont actually need it, they would easily be fed regardless. But the poor kids probably wouldnt get food without a lot of struggle. I do think that in general there should be actions taken to lessen the unnecessary stress on students, such as open book tests and the like. Hopefully it would stop so many others from suffering lifelong consequences. I just think he took his policies a bit too far and made it so that those who do not need these accommodations can slack off.
differences between men and women are not some kind of debate those are scientifically proven facts. There is no i agree with that or not, even if you disagree with the guy those facts are still true
Feminism/SJWs are trying to do what the Nazis did back in the 30s, when they had to come up with new explanations for theories which jewish scientists had created. The common starting point for SJWs usually is that "people are equal" in the meaning that everyone has THE SAME ABILITY and that differences are just created through the influence of society. This is a curious concept, because we should just be able to put a few people into wheelchairs and "deactivate" their muscles to create dozens of Stephen Hawkings ... which is a really easy way of disproving their ASSUMPTION. Oh and SJWs fail to explain why "different ability" is BAD ... while ranting on about diversity at the same time.
Griffith Valentino Phil himself acknowledged those differences. However, it is also important to acknowledge social factors in differing gender behavior and that these differences are not rules that apply to every man and woman. I'm a woman and, despite what is expected of women, find it extremely difficult to express affection and am overall not social. MANY women don't fit what is considered to be common. Many men also don't fit what is considered common for men. It's harmful to force those expectations onto people. In other words, you shouldn't really "expect" a certain type of behavior from anyone just based on the average (an average that is subject to possible change). You observe job qualifications on a case by case basis, not a man or woman basis.
When you look at the data its obvious that those rules don't apply to every man or women. i think we need to teach people what statistics and scientific data is. most women do fit and the once that don't fit should be able to do what they wan't. The once that don't fit already work on STEM and are happy in fact all of this narrative stated in 2012
Griffith Valentino It's also important to consider what characteristics are biological and what characteristics are a result of society. Yes, men and women have biological differences. But are men really unfeeling or is that a result of society teaching them it's not okay to be emotional. Men are taught not to express their emotions and are ridiculed when they do. My cousin has even showed me an article where someone wrote men should never cry no matter how devastating the circumstances are (including death of family members).
As a college student, I agree on how stressful getting the A or B can be. And I may or may not have cheated to pass classes, though most fellow students understood, though some got a big triggered over it
Jake Doran, after reading through this comment section and attempting a debate with someone, your comment was just what I needed. Well done Sir, Well done indeed!
class material, test sheet, class performance, attendance, etc. I'd rather he say I'll re evaluate rather than give you the grade you want because thats just lazy. It sounds like something I'd do to get more do nothing time
Wait, but those test sheets, the class material, that's the stuff a student does that initially earns him a B or C isn't it? What's the point of resubmitting the same work? If he made corrections, then sure, a reevaluation is deserved. But just doing "some work" isn't good enough for an A, the quality of the work has to be good as well. From what I can tell, the policy the professor sets pays no regard to quality of work, just that you have to do something, even if mediocre, and will then be entitled to a grade change regardless of quality.
I don't see a difference between asking for extra credit and asking for a grade change. My professor offered extra credit to students who tried but couldn't cut it. One guy in class was a TERRIBLE test taker, he bombed every test but he knocked all the projects out of the park. Half the class score was based off practical skills and the other half was knowledge, but the only thing that you needed to take away from the class was the skills. Even though the student had a 65% overall at the end of the course, the professor passed him.
When I was 14 a boy at my school asked for money and since I was nice I gave him some, then I heard him call it terrorist money to his friends and now I'm 22 and that has still stuck with me because it made me feel terrible. Jake Paul saying this to a fan is disgusting I cannot imagine how bad the fan would feel.
In Norway, we have a system where if the student isn't happy with their grade and think that they deserve a different grade they can tell the teacher and he or she can look through all your work and grade you again. You get to have a meeting with the teacher where you tell him or her why you don't think you deserve that grade and you discuss what to do. You also get the opinion of a different teacher who hasn't seen your work before. I think this is a good way to make everything fair and, as you said, not make it so the students can just ask for an A and get it.
Phil, out of all the comments I've seen on the "professor policy" story it seems like they are all attempting to point out the problem of students not retaining enough information citing things like "bulimic learning" and too many exams/stress and you have come back strongly with "students should not be able to call up the professor and say they get an A." I agree completely with your point, and I also recognize that better learning strategies need to be thought up for educational institutes BUT I don't think people are really understanding the most destructive aspect of this policy. Saying things like "if the group work is too stressful, then your grade can be computed WITHOUT the group work assignments," "only positive comments about presentations will be given in class," or of course the professor saying, "just call me up if you want an A," to me this is a clear indicator that the professor's goal is not to more effectively teach the students, but perhaps just to cover his own ass against angry college students who think that when they kick and scream loud and long enough they can get whatever the fuck they want. College level learning is SUPPOSED to be stressful, it is supposed to push you to be a better version of yourself. You don't see giant protests and top news stories detailing how medical students, or residency doctors whining about too much stress, too many exams, etc. because that stress is a test in itself and specifically for people in the medical field they need that test to figure out if they're cut out for the job. Whether it's people dying, some administrative responsibility, or someone engineering a bridge, when you finish college, get your degree and start applying for jobs that require a certain kind of knowledge and skill; your responsibilities increase with each step up the ladder you take and if you cannot handle criticism or stress, then you DO NOT BELONG in a position with that much responsibility. The real world won't make concessions for you and say "if you don't like the stress of your job, or the stress of your coworkers then you can just walk out and still get paid." This perspective is dangerous, unrealistic, and is hurting the future of our country.
Phil I just wanted to say i think that the way you present the news is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for being an outlet that gives your audience multiple different perspectives on a story as well as someone who makes sure to fact check to make sure we aren't getting a half-truth for a story. Just wanted to say keep up the great work and I look forward to your future videos
One of the most important aspects of college revolves around stress and how an educated individual can cope with stress at such a high level. College isn't for everyone, and those that cannot cope with the stress of college need to realize that they are not cut out to be there in the first place. Yes, it is a center for higher education, but the bigger point is to prepare students for the challenges that they will face as college graduates.
I've had a professor for a philosphy class who was like that. Didn't alter grades, just made it stupidly easy to pass. When I questioned him about it after the first lecture, he explained he wasn't interested in grading, only teaching. If people chose not to take the course seriously they would never be able to understand the more advanced material from higher courses much less pass the final exam for the current course. The exam was 90% of the grade and ended up being 25 multiple choice anwsers and an essay part where you were asked to detail a particular philosphy covered in that course that you either liked or disliked. When I asked how many failed the class next semester he said twenty-two did. That was out of a class of 60. Over a third of that class chose to fail. The only other interesting story is the google one, I can't say I see anything factually wrong with memo in regards to group characteristics. It's important to realize that very few individuals, if any, will fit the description of the group when said group is described using averages. How many couples do you know that have 2.4 kids?
There's a book by Rob Grant called Incompetence. The future described in that book is one we're heading for when students can just decide what grades they're getting.
This is unrelated to the video but I just want to thank you Phill. I watch your videos almost every day and it's one of the only routine things I do and it gets me out of bed.
BRB going to take a 72 hour nap.
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Philip DeFranco I always click on these vids and then sadly realize that it is the Friday video
I wonder if Phil's "WTF, what are you thinking!?" Reaction to opinions from his staff is mostly just Joe sharing his opinions and conspiracy theories lol
I was thinking the same XD
He was probably talking about the "pre-cums a conspiracy theory "
That last comment and response got me so good. Legit laughing like a crazy person alone in my room.
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Phil totally should won that one.
I loved the way he delivered the response.
Phil's in danger, he moved his hands while talking like I told him too, to indicate if he was in trouble or not on the Thursday show. Don't worry I'm gonna get help.
Please do!!
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I have always appreciated your ability to make me think about alternative angles to stories, and your ability to listen to counter arguments rationally, so thank you for that.
This professor story has me conflicted. I see the point in theory but in practice I don't see how it wouldn't be used nefariously. Wouldn't it be great if we could all learn at our own paces and not have to worry about an exam that might not prove what we actually know? Hell yeah! But in reality that can't work. I think this was one of those instances where a professor wanted to live in the theoretical world and tried to make his reality fit those guidelines. I'm not upset at either option as it doesn't effect me one bit, but I think where I'm torn is the "wouldn't it be nice" vs the "it doesn't work that way" mentalities. I'd rather our students "earn" their grades than just ask for them. Life definitely doesn't work that way after college.
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To a certain extent college is suppose to be stressful. It's suppose to be challenging and competitive. It teaches people how to manage their stress, rise to the challenge, and be competitive in the real world once they graduate. How could somebody who can't manage stress ever go on to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, scientist, etc...? In what career will people not be judged on their performance?
As someone who always reads every assigned chapter of the textbook, some chapters two or three times in preparation for the exams (I always get the highest grade) and I always do every assignment above and beyond, that professor's policy pisses me off, cause here I am working so hard to be the best student, and someone who doesn't try at all, doesn't do the work, doesn't study, can get the exact same grade as me, I think that is so wrong.
Look at it like this: Even if a student who just "phoned" in their grade gets hired by the same company that hired you, you will be the one who will get a promotion because you are diligent and try to surpass your boss' expectations, and the other student is probably gonna get fired, because in the real world nobody wants an "Oh I'm stressed I can't do my job" employee.
Alex O lol you mean exactly how life works ?
sebbe44441 yes and no . Connections are very important in the Job field . An under skilled person can always be promoted or given an opportunity solely on their connections regardless of their work behavior . This bullshit happens all the time .
The issue here seems to be learning vs memorization.
Back in one of my biology classes, the professor made us actually apply our knowledge regarding the material. And while many students had no issues with questions asking for facts, many admitted that they were at a complete lost when it came to applying those facts. Meaning they had memorized the material, but probably didn't actually learn anything.
when you get too many classes and you wish you could study a few more hours for that differential equation test that is literally 40% of your whole grade but you cant because you have a software final project that will determine if you pass that class... you will love to have the time to do what you do, but you will NEVER have the time to do so.
These college posts are pathetic and eerily socialistic. I have a 3.87 at a top 10 college and even I would give 0% effort in that class. People who agree with the professor are giving an ENORMOUS amount of credit to the undergraduate student body. Saying 'most students will learn the material regardless' is frankly ridiculous. Given the chance to slack off and still receive an A, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't take that opportunity. Why? Because it not only gives students a break from other, much harder classes, but it artificially boosts their GPA in the process. Implementing a grading standard such as this takes away the desire to excel in the class itself as well. Why go above and beyond just to receive the same grade as someone who didn't give a shit? Grades are there in the first place to remedy that situation.
College is not for everyone, and it's not your god-given right to receive an A. Leave that fluff for graduate level classes where the emphasis is REALLY absorbing the material after having proven you're capable of doing so in the first place.
EDIT: Wrote this before listening to Phil's response because I was so infuriated. Thank god we're on the same page.
Not to mention it would devalue degrees to nothing. College would be worthless. Why should you be called a Doctor when all you did was drink Pepsi's and smoke weed all day instead of studying? The job world would be in chaos because no company or hospital will be able to verify expertise in fields without them having to give their own tests.
Valid points, I'd like to chime in a bit(speaking as a current student). If a class that had that policy was one That I thought would ever remotely be important to me I would definitely be trying to master the content. On the other hand if it were a class I chose to fill a requirement for my degree then I would just coast and get my A by whatever means are the easiest. So in short I' just trying to say that depending on the students/the importance of that course to their perceived future the policy might actually be very beneficial.
I would agree with that. That's why I said graduate level classes (where someone has already proven they're interested/willing to go above and beyond) would be ok for something like this.
I go to community college and things are like this but I just accept it because it's a cheap school. When I hear that the same thing happens in a top 10 university it makes me wonder why people go there?
Auztin3 I don't think everyone should get an A just because they want it. But exams are archaic and ultimately useless for retaining knowledge - Course work is MUCH more valuable in that regard. All that revising for an exam prepares you for is sitting an exam.
As an American living in South Korea, I find the media reports back home contrasting to the reports here. Overall, the daily lives of many here remain unphased.
The Endeavoring Family I feel like this is the US trying to justify to themselves that they are the victim and have to attack preemptively. I hope they do not.
well, it's probably because NK doesn't talk about nuking south Korea like they do with the US, i mean the guy views the US as the source of all evil, including what happened to SK after the Korean war, and also to say american news is a little bias is true, but i've been to SK, and their culture and media are very heavily controlled, compared to the US, so imo, it's probably because they're trying to keep people calm combined with some probably don't think it's big deal or a real threat, even though he'd probably be more likely to hit up SK before the US mainland
Being so close to NK I'm sure the news in SK is heavily monitored and controlled to cause as little stress and panic as necessary. The reports in the USA are more intense most likely just because its Trump and he keeps trying to antagonize Kim Jong Un. He's a reckless impulsive leader and can easily cause war between the USA and NK. It's more about that than involving SK.
Because south koreans have been dealing with north korea threatening to invade them for decades. North Korea even shells their country and they just go on about their business... because you know two countries attacking each other but not going into full out war is totally normal.
IxtliM So what's your suggestion then? We have to wait until they attack us FIRST? That seems to be the prevailing idea among millenials. That or millenials (which i am unfortunately one of) actually believe if we just close our eyes and cover our ears the problem will go away. No the problem isn't going away.
So either we spend the rest of our lives and our childrens' lives living in fear with North Korea telling us they're going to nuke us, and them actually being able to do so now, or we attack them first and eliminate the threat. And if you think the former is going to happen then you clearly don't understand the US military, whom the President listens to attentively. War between the US and North Korea is inevitable now and it's idiotic that we didn't invade them BEFORE they had nuclear missiles.
If people don't agree on what they see they either cry about it or say "fake news"
Apcoolcharles bad day?
The left coined the term fake news ...wtf are you smoking jd
That is F A K E N E W S.
You're fake news
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Wrong,fake news is very fake news and if we don't agree on something we say I don't agree with that and here's why.
It's happening. I stopped seeing your videos anywhere except when I go directly to your channel or click through notifications.
Petr Lizunov That's what happens to me too :( even in my notifications it doesn't pop up and I have them turned on. I know Phil's schedule so I just keep going to his channel in the afternoons of mon-fri until a video pops up.
Me too. :(
Phillip DeFranco is the best!!!! There are many issues, including some of these that I disagree with his ideas, but he's so respectful and so calm and makes his point so well. He doesn't over or under glorify himself, and he makes me want to see both sides, not just mine. We need more people like this.
I surprised with the amount of support the teacher got from the Thursday show. I know that the grading system isn't the most accurate when it comes to real world knowledge, but grades are still necissary in order to demonstrate who has mastered the material in the course. I believe that some of the teacher's changes to the curriculum were actually quite smart, but once he allowed students to choose their own grade, his class lost all credibility for me.
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The "call and change your grades" was also the one thing that I didn't like about the professor's teaching methods. Like what's the point!!
I tend to fall on Phil's side with most things, but I'm disappointed he didn't touch the aspect of stress all that much. I get it, the policy was way too lenient, and I agree with him, but at the same time I understand why the professor did what he did. I don't think he executed it anywhere in the neighborhood of "well," or even "okay," but I get it. I'm not even to that point yet in my educational path, but I can only imagine the struggle after all that I've been through already. There was this recent Reddit post that hit the front page, asking "what's going to be the 'cigarettes are actually bad for you' of our generation?" Many of the most upvoted answers were things like "sitting down for 8 hours a day" and "not getting enough sleep." Pushing yourself too hard, either in academics or occupationally, is practically the American way of life at this point. We're becoming a more educated, socially conscious society; we're becoming aware of things like mental health and social conditioning, but we're still falling prey to unreasonable expectations. We're all going to collectively huddle in the corner in a puddle of sweat and other bodily fluids, hyperventilating and shaking in anxiety-induced panic, mark my words.
No one asked him to explain how he was applying that rule so everyone is simply talking out of their ass since Tuesday...
Vance Winstead exactly some of the changes were good but being able to change your grade is just ridiculous. I had some open book exams at university and they were really difficult and were to test your actual understanding of the content rather than just remembering
That comment about the North Korea story by Arrow Waterspell was so ignorant and so non-factual that I loudly scoffed in disbelief and then came to the comment section to type out a comment while I inhale my microwave burrito which I almost never do, obviously.
Alex J. Qeblawi if you were in the same room as me when he read that comment, yoy could hear the physical cringe leave my body
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I think he missed the whole point about them saying that they plan to use it on the USA.
I had a physics professor in college who I was close to. I once asked him if he ever considered grading on a curve.
His response was that he tried to teach as well as he was able. He worked very hard at this - for example, an hour before each of his lectures, he closed his door to his office to 'practice' his lecture before he delivered it to his students.
He then told me that since he was doing his part, and since *all* of the final grade was based on test results, the final grade was an indication of how well each student learned the material.
If nobody got 90% or more, then nobody got an 'A'.
He was comfortable with that, and I thought it was a fair policy.
With your opinion on the Google manifesto, i thought it was only me who thought that he was disrespecting men. I didnt want to voice my opinion for fear of being torn apart in the comments. Thank you so much for putting this out there.
huh, thought you could hide behind Phil-nii san? you are gonna get torn apart!!!
Oh the cringe Eli
agreed, I think it could be seen as just as disrespectful towards women, if not more
wait! No one has torn him apart yet? Damn it! Back in my days we knew how to fuck people in the comment section!
Aggin Ym I think they were men who complained on twitter. Pretending that only women complained is ignoring that many men have also been indoctrinated into 3rd wave feminism, as if men were naturally immune to this bullshit which is not the case.
Hey "always on RUclips" club 👏
Nice to know I'm not the only one!
I'm half way into this vid when I get the notification that it's been uploaded.
What's up RUclips regulars. Hey from Austin Texas.
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Olivia Sunshine that's the same thing I say ever week this pops up in my feed
I've been watching your show for the last 6 months or so and have to say that what you do is amazing. How you present current events while voicing your own opinion and at the same time creating a community of encouraging your viewers to share their opinion as well is unbelievable. You do something that major news outlets can't!
Also, I'm liking this video for your explanation about how college grades are like sprinting...simply awesome
Thanks for the response Phil! Absolutely love this show, I agree that the professor goes too far in his practice, but the ideology behind his policy is bulletproof and praise-worthy. Don't allow me to just request a grade change, but I'd love the easiest path to an A, it would make me learn way more and actually love what I'm learning.
emrazum After which you will get to the real world, look for the easiest path to your paycheck, realize that doesn't exist, and won't be prepared for the stress and responsibility.
Maybe for you, but being guaranteed a reward without the requirement of work does not inspire a desire to work. Do you think people would work as hard if they could opt out of work and still be paid?
so for you the only reason why people work is there paycheck ?
Anthony Dibble kbiely88 All the criticism to my comments come from people with 0 experience with higher education, including Phil. At the top 100 universities of the USA, everyone wants to learn not get grades. Go to a decently ranked college, not some local slacker-infested community college, and you'll understand what I mean.
Jake Paul is the new Sam Pepper
There's always going to be this giant RUclipsr everyone hates
When it dies down, there's going to be a new one
....the cycle continues....every effin time...... i guess that's how everything is designed.... all hail, the Helix....
I completely agree. You should fight your battles or don't go to war at all.
Tim Evans Aren't drive-bys sort of cowardly too? I mean you drive by, shoot someone and then drive off as fast as you can.
Daniel Vidal Sam pepper wasn't even close to popular
This better be good Philip. I left my random Hamilton performances binge for this.
Sam Morgenstern same
Having the news and your objectivity every day is great. But having Friday show as a summary and discussion is amazing. I watch it on Saturday to get me thru the weekend. 24 now, been a fan for almost 9 years. Keep it up, glad the nation is growing.
100% agree with Phil on the whole professor thing. I wouldn't have about 5 years ago when I was in school, but from what I have learned since is that the school I went to was curling the students WAY too much (and it was nowhere near the level of the professor in the news story). I was told to calm down and just relax and it would be fine. I didn't pass many classes in the first while because they told me to keep calm. Damn, students needs to know that working your ass off for 5 years might get you a good salary. But if you don't do as good of a job as your neighbor, you'll be fucked. If I was taught that in college instead of working in the real world, I would be on another level right now.
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I think it's me circles into squares... it'll fit, but there's still a lot not filled.
On the Google story, it seems to me that many people are putting the cart ahead of the horse if they assume that Google justifiably fired him because he violated policy. The supposed violation of policy should be questioned rigorously. What specific policy did he violate? What sort of "safe-space policy" per se, did he violate, wherein polite criticism is verbotten? IMO, this will probably be decided in a court of law or through a (large) arbitrated settlement. I have yet to see any detailed legal-ish argument that the memo violated any formal, written policy. Thus far, reports of Google policy seem to basically amount to "don't hurt anybody's feelings." If he did violate a specific policy, Google would be justified, even if the policy to many people is nothing but the policing of a Thought Crime. If you think you're enlightened on specifics, please share a justifying source.
ForceSmart...as an HR manager I can tell you HE WILL LOSE in any court of law.
People need to learn how to READ the contract provided to you when you work for large corporations and READ the employee handbook they give you. I guarantee Google has specific language around conduct unbecoming and work place environment standards for slurs, sexist comments, etc. ESPECIALLY anything related to a Title VII protected class.
I'm always amazed as an HR manager how FEW people actually understand why you can't do the shit that guy did and think you'll keep your job.
Google could have been sued in a Class Action Lawsuit had they kept that guy employed as a failure to foster an inclusive workplace and negligent retention of any employee who CLEARLY has biases and offensive views towards an entire group of people (in this case women).
ForceSmart...as a matter of fact I bet if you check out your company's manual you'll see some language around the topic if it's a mid size or larger organization.
There's actually a part usually at the beginning of the handbook that says a company will promote and foster an inclusive environment and there's almost always a passage about the protected classes of Title VII.
There's always something related to conduct and that inappropriate conduct (which sending a memo about the inferiority of an entire gender definitely qualifies under) will not be tolerated of discovered. Google would have had a much bigger problem had they kept that guy.
But those who have privilege RARELY see how they benefit from it so if you're a man then you really wouldn't know what such a memo like that could do to create a hostile work environment because you don't have that experience as a woman.
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So you havent read it.
From what i've gathered, he actually made sure to word the memo so it didn't break any of googles policies or have the potential to seen as such, so basically if taken to court he'll most likely win
BlairWaldorf2013 I thought that the entire point of it was do demonstrate how each sex tends to behave on average; not which one was superior; and he had sources to support it. It may by incorrect if done simply because correlation does not equal to causation, but if he doesn't address either of them as "better" or "worse", how is that grounds for being fired?
i 100% agree with you on the professor stress reduction situation. i will admit, i have gotten stressed out with my schoolwork to the point of panic attacks and breakdowns, but i find a way to deal with it and get a good grade on my own and it feels so rewarding. i do believe the amount of schoolwork put on a student can be deteriorating to a students mental health, but a grade should not be handed to them on a silver platter. i, only being in high school, have not experienced any college class or setting, except for AP classes, but I have always made good or passing grades in all of my classes and everybody thinks it is easy for me, but it takes work and it was most definitely not handed to me. i get so much knowledge out of the class and the homework and studying I'm doing and it helps in the long run. i know first hand that having grades handed to you is detrimental to your studies because one of my teachers last year wasn't strict about the date homework was turned in, and I will admit, I took advantage of this, and I didn't study as much as I needed to. I got a 2 on the national exam. (It was AP Human geography) I'm sorry for this long and unnecessary comment but I wanted to show my experiences and give my two cents. (Even though the Friday show is already over😂)
about the 'person who works for you' being treated differently and her idea meaning more through your words... I think most companies respect the opinion of the CEO or Owner more than an employee there so I'm not sure that's the bias. Possibly they didn't like the idea but wanted to suck up to you
Oh shit oh shit congrats Phillip u just hit 2 billion views!!!!!!!ur amazing bruh
I have not had wifi in 3 days so the first video I watch is Phils :)
Last week, my internet went down for two days. I would say I damn near lost my mind, but that shit's gone already :p
Apothecary John What's the difference?
You're one of the only people that I frequently disagree with, yet I genuinely like your videos. Well done on fostering a great discussion platform!
I think it's important to remember that the google employee was talking about averages. Women can find happiness in striving for the highest position for the biggest pay check, and man can not want any of that and simply want more personal time. But what's he's talking about is on average women are more likely to want the latter and men are more likely to want the former, and thus google instead of trying to force all women to act in a role that in average they wouldn't do well in, should instead account for the fact that people are different and need to work in different ways.
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14:07 best part of the video
That end comment though! I just got off a 17 hour shift and that made me laugh the hardest out of anything all day. Blame it on the sleep deprivation but that interaction was hysterical. 😂😂😂
Hell yeah, Phil! Respect! Take a week break These comments even make me tired. How do some of you honestly think like this. It is 100% okay to have different opinions, but the idea is to help people change their perspective when you comment right? Or hope Phil see's and heeds your message. But half of these comments and on most videos just seem like pointless interjections.
People can be pretty mean, eh?
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Plot twist: Taylor and ex radio host are innocent, it was the ex girlfriend who groped Taylor Swift
Insert generic comment how she wouldn't be in trouble cause she's a woman
Declan Jeffrey What a twist!
please, god. let this be true.
Lol i was thinking the same thing
plot twist: nobody gives a fuuuuuck
7:06 talking about joe, lol
lol i was thinking the same thing
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GREATEST ending to a Friday show I have EVER seen, Phil. My entire office was staring at me as I literally laughed out loud at that ending... "You weren't there, you didn't see the tapes..." ROFL
So much on this college subject but I don't want to write everything down. But short version. Cutting corners can be good or bad. Cutting corners and finding an easier way to your problem is good. Cutting corners and taking the easy way out which is ultimately gonna hurt you is bad. If you have to go from point A to point C and you run from A to B and then C and you figure out that you could just run from A to C then you're using your head correctly but if the whole point was for example that you had to run to point B to get a ball that you had to bring to point C, then you have failed. And I say it like this because as Phil said, there are a lot of people who are gonna fuck around with that policy (not to mention the cost and class space to teach dumbdumbs who don't want to learn) And those dummies are going from A to C in a bad way: Point A (college) - point B (get smart in college by studying) - Point C (good grades). Many dummies will most likely go directly to point C and not learn jack. I have so much more but fuck it.
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Im with Phil on that last story, ya college creates stress and everything but guess what it doesn't get any easier in the real world. I went to college full time and worked part time; i got about 4 hours of sleep every night and it was tough but guess what how ever tough that situation was still isn't as tough as the real world. Those students that just get an A for calling up and being like "ya I think I deserve that" is literally the definition of a participation trophy.
Working in the medical field, I personally know that we don't memorize everything. There is a reason why there are a ton of books in medical offices. We are constantly reading and re reading and even excusing ourselves to look up the correct answers. I won't let hubris get in the way of proper treatment.
Great reporting Philip, BUT SUCK it up OLD MAN...You kid beat ya bud...!
Great stuff Mr-D...!
Wassup my dudes?
It is Wednesday
Lemmy Kilturtle no it isn't
Nabil Bsat its a joke
brown hippie1971 no it isn't
brown hippie1971 I know
Viciously defend this low stress BS. Wut?
There are colleges that don't grade, go there. If an A has value then it should be earned. You have to earn the things you want in life if for no other reason than because that is the basis of self esteem.
Also in the Phil vs Tiny Phil racing I want proof that there is no doping going on. These results can't stand without some kind of oversight!
That honestly sounds really cool. I can see how that system works, although, in my case, that would make my blood pressure skyrocket. Not knowing if I'm getting a good grade or not until the end, that'd put a lot of stress on me, although that probably just shows I have an unhealthy obsession over grades. I have to ask though, are students doing so well because its a better environment, or could it just be that each student feels a lot more pressure, since they have no idea where they stand until the end of the semester? Do you think it'd work for a STEM major? I'm making the assumption that the professor can still provide feedback, tell you where you went wrong and help you improve, but just won't tell you your letter grade.
Somebody In the world You can't exactly grade programming classes. It's mostly either you understand what needs to be done, and made a piece of code that works, or you don't, and made it with tons of bugs that no one can fix. That and the fact that there's just so may different ways of solving the same problem, the only conceivable way of grading is PASS/FAIL.
Another great weekly overview/wrap up! Thanks for doing these! Keep up the your dedicated work. It IS appreciated!
Really guys, its 2017 and u still going on about 10 views but 20 comments....... View counts loads slower. thats it
Felix Högsander buts it's 2057 in my pants...
holy shit! #prayforlittlefirefighter
Felix Högsander or people just comment twice.
Culture Vulture Viagra can help with that
Just a bunch of idiots looking for attention. Report em for spam and be done with em.
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When you're early and can't think of anything original
So... you're *not* going to talk about Kylie Jenner, DaddyoFive, eSports, or the "No Cops" thing?
Just a lot of disagreeing with students, huh?
Ok.
The idea that stress is always a bad thing terrifies me. Stress is one of the most powerful motivations to reach success/completion in life. The idea that you can succeed in the world without having stressed is not only wrong but a scary foreshadowing to what could happen if trends continue
SOLVE THE DAMN RUBIX CUBE BEHIND YO GIANT HEAD!!!!!!
"college is 2 stressful so people dont learn :((("
1. this is type of stuff I hear slackers say
2. the solution is to fix the way classes are structured, not remove all rigor
jesus, so many people need to read 1984 cause that's how all this shit ends
Gio Zaffini trump admittedly hasn't ever read a book since he was in school. I think his supporters fall into the same category. Sadly.
Thanks for airing my comment, Phil. I still disagree with you, but I respect your opinion and I appreciate you showing different sets of opinions other than your own. Your the man!
Moral of the story.... thats what's wrong with society today.... everyone wants a free A and more often than not, people are just giving it to them so we're creating a society full of soft, greedy, useless Human beings. 😒 If you're to stressed or too anxious, then maybe college or the real world isn't for you. It's a dog eat dog world where only the strong survive, so you either sink or SWIM! Me.... I'm a swimmer.... and I'd rather work hard for my keep, than to live off of free handouts. Because when the handouts end... you're screwed! Stop whining and go out there and earn your As! 😡
We need more James Damore everywhere!
Good shirt today phil
That last comment you read gave me a good laugh and helped ease the tension built up throughout the episode. I love it.
Here comes the pre-video storm of people grasping for comment likes.
Oh look I'm now one of those too.
My GTA 5 character just got shot even though he's white, anyone else experiencing this bug
There are far less destructive ways to reduce the stress of college classes and what the professor did was just insane. I find professors who don't make exams a major part of the grade (or have open note and book exams) do a good job at reducing stress without going to extremes to give the student the academic equivalent of a participation trophy.
7:05 Joe I think this one is on you
keep being awsome :D
Phil, there's no point in me explaining this on a RUclips comment so I suggest you watch Ben Shapiro's coverage on this google memo situation, he really explains it well
The problem in college, Phil, is that there is a difference between trying to maintain a GPA and trying to absorb knowledge. Some of the dumbest people I've met were AP students in high school. All they did was memorize which words went to which answers, and never fully comprehended what they were supposed to be learning. Striving for that A can be a distraction from actually learning the material.
College is not a game where you try to win the most points.
It's about gaining useful knowledge the future.
If that professor thought that his subject was better learned outside of the conventional grading system, than so be it.
He's probably been teaching the same subject for years, maybe he's right
I still don't think the manifesto could be both serious and constructive, but you do have a solid point about how striving for grades and striving for knowledge are quite different. In every class I've had there's always that one guy who isn't dedicated or motivated at all but knows how to sit down the night before a test and cram whatever info he needs to pass into his skull. My ex would literally make up a code of the different answers he was expecting and then just remembered that code, but the second he had done the test he remembered none of it and overall had not learned shit from taking the course... and we're sending him out to work with a score that marks him as more competent than the folks who payed attention the entirety of the course and absorbed the course material? I may be a bitter bitch but that just doesn't seem constructive in the long run.
Anna, yes you are a bitter bitch lol
But karma and fate have an interesting way of catching up with people like that as they do not succeed in life the same way they succeed with their grades. The grades may get them the job, but their ability to learn the job is what keeps them the job and some people just cannot learn.
Thing is many classes that are those "free A" are not really... important. like for example. i study software engineering in college (1 year to go). and my career classes are like... 30% introductory engineering (tons of math and physics... god i hate those) 40% actual usual classes (those that you actually will use in work) and 30% filler. the fillers you try to make sure they are Free A. since the other 70% are really hard and require a lot of time. there is an actual system among students in my college so we know which filler classes to take in which semesters to have a balanced good schedule, we will die of stress and exams if we take a full semester filled with A tier important yet time consuming class (like for fucks sake i have a teacher that expects me to finish a 40 hour course every fucking week)
Lol. Have you taken an AP course? It's much more than memorization.
Jay Holmes, First off: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis, the world is not just, karma doesn't always catch up to people because karma doesn't exist and we certainly have no proof that it does. The just-world hypothesis was put forth in an attempt to explain why we feel like karma is real, even with so little evidence to prove it. Second, why should a university's grading criteria rely on karma catching up to them? The whole point of a grade is to show mastery over a subject. I know that doesn't always happen, but I do believe that it's the best system we have to quickly judge a persons mastery on a superficial level. There are better ways to do so of course, like practical exams, or the kind of questions and practical tests an employer may put you through during a job interview, but for a quick and cursory glance, grades are good enough.
Also, I don't think the grades will get them the job in the first place. Once enough fake 4.0 GPA students come out, not only will the reputation of the university be tarnished, but employers will pay less heed to that number on your resume. I think that's good, employers should always test using practical exams before hiring, but at the same time, it does lessen the worth of a 4.0 student who genuinely has good mastery over the course which I think is unfair to them.
If people cannot learn, then why give them an opportunity to fake it? If they can't handle the coursework, then put them in a support class or pair them with a tutor/mentor to help them, or financial support or whatever. I see no advantage for anyone in giving them a free A.
Thank you Phil! Made me smile at the end there... I appreciate what you are doing very much!
Look up Jake Paul age, it's hilarious
And no, this is not a scam/hack or whatever
what the heck!? lol. I didn't even finish typing it. Okay, maybe I don't hate Google 100% now.
Haha! lmao! Google, not even wikipedia. 10/10
Okay that's actually pretty funny xD Wikipedia probably got trolled
Omfg that's hilarious
Phil's right, if there's no incentive to get the top grade then why even bother getting out of the bed in the morning 👌
Has North Korea bombed us yet
Jared Mitchener not yet
King_George95 When the fuck did he say he would blame Trump!?! Stupid ass Trumpanzees!
Yea
Yes they have. At approximately 0224 this morning, our northern coastline was hit with a 420 megaton nuclear warhead, followed by a smaller, yet devastating 69 megaton warhead. Luckily since we don't have a northern coast, only the ghosts of dead memes were struck. When the royal canadian mounted police investigated the blast site, it turned out it was about 8 stories tall and was a crustacean from the protozoic era and asked the RCMP for about tree fiddy.
Incapable
This was one of my favorite Friday shows in a while. Nice to hear people with different opinions speak up to trigger the ol' think-mobile.
With all due respect, Phil, the mile isn't a sprint.
It can be.
Jeff S.
Just because someone can run fast doesn't make it a sprint. The mile is not a sprint
i loved watching phil destroy the hippie teaher supporters comments. they said some real stupid stuff
Sir Bulba it is clear from your comment that you have never been to university, thus you have no idea what you are talking about.
i am in college right now i wouldn't drop a dime on that class unless it was required it sounds like such a waste of time i get open information and all but giving free as is ridiculous also open note when the max amount of time for the average student the test will take is 1/2 is ridiculous
How could anyone possibly disagree with Phil on the professor situation? It just makes zero sense.
Grumpy It can work if the student has a desire to learn+is not overworked, but that combination is rare nowadays. The professor may have been joking, anyways.
Phil, I am a college student myself and I 100% support your opinion. I would be livid if I studied and learned the material, got an A and someone that didnt work as hard also got an A. When did college become a child care center? If you cant handle learning material for a degree that was chosen not forced, then maybe that degree or college all together isn't for you.
The reason people that work for you love your reused women ideas isn't because you're a man it's because you're the boss Phil....
I totally agree about the professor thing, and I said last week that I did, but I think your analogy didn't work. You're comparing a knowledge-based class to a visually obvious based task like running. You can physically go so far and everyone can see that with their eyes, not everyone can see the knowledge you can or can't recall in your brain. People can absorb info and then be knowledgeable and then mess up a test because of nerves, bad sleep or an off-day. Doesn't make what this Professor did right, but your analogy doesn't work.
Mariah Osmundson well Phil dropped out so his analogy skills aren't the best. Nor is his understanding of how stressful it is to compete a degree.
Hayley S You're just running around, talking about how Phil dropped out, trying to discredit everything he says because of that. You understand that that's a fallacious argument, right? You're attempting to call him stupid. He is demonstrably not so.
Unless he dropped out of school in 6th grade (when I first learned analogies iirc) your argument is just plain false
His statements on psychological tendencies and preferences of the sexes are scientifically sound.
See, the problem with the whole "memo", is its assumption that the differences are biological. The studies themselves never asserted anything like that. The differences are there, but there is no empirical support for the biological hypothesis.
:) these are certainly fair points, and I thank you for making them. Tendencies being the key word to think of here. There are natural and nurtured reasons people become who they are and seek what they desire, most definitely.
However, in the context of, "workplace diversity," forcing diversity strictly via genetic measurements is unrealistic and not truly diverse. For example, the military value diversity in their organizations. Not surface level diversity a toddler can point out such as color, height, or accent--but rather diversity of mind sets, as one type of mind may identify a solution to save the lives of the group in situation A, but be lost in situation B. So they take in ideas from underlings (or the good leaders do occasionally), or accept ideas tossed out of nowhere in order to better equip their mission accomplishment and survival toolboxes. Group think but with different and coincidental ethnic backgrounds or body parts provides less than zero synergistic bonus.
Additionally, as far as the comments on male and female tendencies in and of itself, its just good to remember that people are NOT the same and overtly pushing for something that may not be a good fit for anyone may not be a great idea. The idea of enforcing equal percentage diversity in all things thought experiment sort of illustrates how that doesn't make sense. 50%male nurses, 50% pro basketball players, 50% female prison population.. So long as opportunity is equal (prison system needs a lot of work) then the correct amount and type of people will end up in jobs best suited for their personalities/life choices :)
Tendencies and preferences don't mean absolute. Of course there are females who are work-a-holics/climbers and males who are extremely emotional. He's talking about the overall population.
The end of this video made me want to hit the like button again. Love what you do man, keep it up.
on the topic about trump - if someone were to disagree about an idea that trump wants to put in the white house - i would assume that he would dismiss them and throw them under the bus and make that person, who disagreed, look bad. im only saying under the assumption that he is a narcissist.
Cel exactly
how would you know im bias for having an cheeto trump avatar? - for all you know i could be a trump supporter as well
I think the professor went too far in his stress reduction policy. Im one of the many who suffer from the "profound consequences" that stress (specifically school stress) can have on people. If more educators thought like this professor i probably wouldnt be suffering so much from my mental illnesses, but, i think he took this stress reduction to an extreme. I feel that in trying to help everyone he kinda hurt those who truly need this help. People who suffer from disabilities or mental illnesses need accommodations in order to be able to function at the same level as those who do not have those problems. I feel as though he unknowingly slighted those who have worked so hard to come to terms with this fact (because this actually is a big struggle for a lot of people, myself included). Its like if a school has a free meal policy but everyone rich and poor can benefit from it. Thats great that people are getting free meals but the rich kids dont actually need it, they would easily be fed regardless. But the poor kids probably wouldnt get food without a lot of struggle. I do think that in general there should be actions taken to lessen the unnecessary stress on students, such as open book tests and the like. Hopefully it would stop so many others from suffering lifelong consequences. I just think he took his policies a bit too far and made it so that those who do not need these accommodations can slack off.
differences between men and women are not some kind of debate those are scientifically proven facts. There is no i agree with that or not, even if you disagree with the guy those facts are still true
I love how people try to debate facts. They clearly don't understand the definition of 'fact' ^^;
Feminism/SJWs are trying to do what the Nazis did back in the 30s, when they had to come up with new explanations for theories which jewish scientists had created.
The common starting point for SJWs usually is that "people are equal" in the meaning that everyone has THE SAME ABILITY and that differences are just created through the influence of society.
This is a curious concept, because we should just be able to put a few people into wheelchairs and "deactivate" their muscles to create dozens of Stephen Hawkings ... which is a really easy way of disproving their ASSUMPTION.
Oh and SJWs fail to explain why "different ability" is BAD ... while ranting on about diversity at the same time.
Griffith Valentino Phil himself acknowledged those differences. However, it is also important to acknowledge social factors in differing gender behavior and that these differences are not rules that apply to every man and woman.
I'm a woman and, despite what is expected of women, find it extremely difficult to express affection and am overall not social. MANY women don't fit what is considered to be common. Many men also don't fit what is considered common for men. It's harmful to force those expectations onto people.
In other words, you shouldn't really "expect" a certain type of behavior from anyone just based on the average (an average that is subject to possible change). You observe job qualifications on a case by case basis, not a man or woman basis.
When you look at the data its obvious that those rules don't apply to every man or women. i think we need to teach people what statistics and scientific data is.
most women do fit and the once that don't fit should be able to do what they wan't. The once that don't fit already work on STEM and are happy in fact all of this narrative stated in 2012
Griffith Valentino It's also important to consider what characteristics are biological and what characteristics are a result of society.
Yes, men and women have biological differences. But are men really unfeeling or is that a result of society teaching them it's not okay to be emotional. Men are taught not to express their emotions and are ridiculed when they do. My cousin has even showed me an article where someone wrote men should never cry no matter how devastating the circumstances are (including death of family members).
As a college student, I agree on how stressful getting the A or B can be. And I may or may not have cheated to pass classes, though most fellow students understood, though some got a big triggered over it
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Phil, you're missing the point. He will only give you the A if you call and actually did some work. It's not a free A. Is that not obvious...?
and how are the professors suppose to see that you did "some work" if your grades are still low?
Jake Doran, after reading through this comment section and attempting a debate with someone, your comment was just what I needed. Well done Sir, Well done indeed!
class material, test sheet, class performance, attendance, etc. I'd rather he say I'll re evaluate rather than give you the grade you want because thats just lazy. It sounds like something I'd do to get more do nothing time
Wait, but those test sheets, the class material, that's the stuff a student does that initially earns him a B or C isn't it? What's the point of resubmitting the same work? If he made corrections, then sure, a reevaluation is deserved. But just doing "some work" isn't good enough for an A, the quality of the work has to be good as well. From what I can tell, the policy the professor sets pays no regard to quality of work, just that you have to do something, even if mediocre, and will then be entitled to a grade change regardless of quality.
I don't see a difference between asking for extra credit and asking for a grade change. My professor offered extra credit to students who tried but couldn't cut it.
One guy in class was a TERRIBLE test taker, he bombed every test but he knocked all the projects out of the park. Half the class score was based off practical skills and the other half was knowledge, but the only thing that you needed to take away from the class was the skills. Even though the student had a 65% overall at the end of the course, the professor passed him.
That last comment caught me off guard from your reaction that I went from concerned to busting out laughing. Much respect Phil.
When the “anchor” of your news broadcast is also the spokesperson for your party the broadcast can’t really be seen as anything but propaganda.
You're the only person I trust with informing me with the news in the world.
That's dope that you and your team actually go through the comments.
When I was 14 a boy at my school asked for money and since I was nice I gave him some, then I heard him call it terrorist money to his friends and now I'm 22 and that has still stuck with me because it made me feel terrible. Jake Paul saying this to a fan is disgusting I cannot imagine how bad the fan would feel.
In Norway, we have a system where if the student isn't happy with their grade and think that they deserve a different grade they can tell the teacher and he or she can look through all your work and grade you again. You get to have a meeting with the teacher where you tell him or her why you don't think you deserve that grade and you discuss what to do. You also get the opinion of a different teacher who hasn't seen your work before. I think this is a good way to make everything fair and, as you said, not make it so the students can just ask for an A and get it.
Phil, out of all the comments I've seen on the "professor policy" story it seems like they are all attempting to point out the problem of students not retaining enough information citing things like "bulimic learning" and too many exams/stress and you have come back strongly with "students should not be able to call up the professor and say they get an A." I agree completely with your point, and I also recognize that better learning strategies need to be thought up for educational institutes BUT I don't think people are really understanding the most destructive aspect of this policy. Saying things like "if the group work is too stressful, then your grade can be computed WITHOUT the group work assignments," "only positive comments about presentations will be given in class," or of course the professor saying, "just call me up if you want an A," to me this is a clear indicator that the professor's goal is not to more effectively teach the students, but perhaps just to cover his own ass against angry college students who think that when they kick and scream loud and long enough they can get whatever the fuck they want. College level learning is SUPPOSED to be stressful, it is supposed to push you to be a better version of yourself. You don't see giant protests and top news stories detailing how medical students, or residency doctors whining about too much stress, too many exams, etc. because that stress is a test in itself and specifically for people in the medical field they need that test to figure out if they're cut out for the job. Whether it's people dying, some administrative responsibility, or someone engineering a bridge, when you finish college, get your degree and start applying for jobs that require a certain kind of knowledge and skill; your responsibilities increase with each step up the ladder you take and if you cannot handle criticism or stress, then you DO NOT BELONG in a position with that much responsibility. The real world won't make concessions for you and say "if you don't like the stress of your job, or the stress of your coworkers then you can just walk out and still get paid." This perspective is dangerous, unrealistic, and is hurting the future of our country.
Wow the bomb dropping at the end! Philly D just showed some personality! Good on you m8, stand up for yourself ! :)
Phil I just wanted to say i think that the way you present the news is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for being an outlet that gives your audience multiple different perspectives on a story as well as someone who makes sure to fact check to make sure we aren't getting a half-truth for a story. Just wanted to say keep up the great work and I look forward to your future videos
"One second, Siri!" Phil, you are one of the funniest guys on the planet!
One of the most important aspects of college revolves around stress and how an educated individual can cope with stress at such a high level. College isn't for everyone, and those that cannot cope with the stress of college need to realize that they are not cut out to be there in the first place. Yes, it is a center for higher education, but the bigger point is to prepare students for the challenges that they will face as college graduates.
I've had a professor for a philosphy class who was like that. Didn't alter grades, just made it stupidly easy to pass. When I questioned him about it after the first lecture, he explained he wasn't interested in grading, only teaching. If people chose not to take the course seriously they would never be able to understand the more advanced material from higher courses much less pass the final exam for the current course. The exam was 90% of the grade and ended up being 25 multiple choice anwsers and an essay part where you were asked to detail a particular philosphy covered in that course that you either liked or disliked. When I asked how many failed the class next semester he said twenty-two did. That was out of a class of 60. Over a third of that class chose to fail.
The only other interesting story is the google one, I can't say I see anything factually wrong with memo in regards to group characteristics. It's important to realize that very few individuals, if any, will fit the description of the group when said group is described using averages. How many couples do you know that have 2.4 kids?
Man I love that info recap bar at the bottom! MHmmmm looks so professional!
There's a book by Rob Grant called Incompetence. The future described in that book is one we're heading for when students can just decide what grades they're getting.
This is unrelated to the video but I just want to thank you Phill. I watch your videos almost every day and it's one of the only routine things I do and it gets me out of bed.