#Paul wrote:
NY wrote:
It was quite a shock to read something which was *so* illiterate from
someone who would have passed his A levels to get to university ...

When I went though secondary school, it was not uncommon for
pupils on the science/maths side of the distribution to have
dropped any subject that required them to write essays; just
as the other "humanities" group had dropped science and
maths subjects as soon as possible; naturally, this greatly
exacerbated the weaknesses of both groups.

#Paul

But you know why this is.

It's not rocket science.

A humanities professor, by design, cannot give a mark
higher than C to a STEM student. The STEM students know
this.

Now, in my class, was the gentleman who made the highest
marks in the university, in the year we graduated. He
wasn't a talkative individual. I was relating to him one
day, my curriculum plan, and how I'd sworn an oath, not
to take any humanities while I was in university. Because
of the "C problem".

That elicited a smile. He said "that's what I did". And
it paid off for him, because in addition to his degree,
he was given the medal for the year. If he'd taken just
one English course, he would likely have been doomed.

If the humanities professors were straight shooters,
we wouldn't have to do these things.

Paul