Ep. 602: Professor CJ – Considering Community College? (Part 2 of 2)

CJ Kilmer is a college history professor and the host of the acclaimed The Dangerous History Podcast.

A couple weeks ago CJ expressed some frustration about his teaching job on Facebook – it included the word "soul-crushing" – and I saw it as an opportunity to connect over similar experiences.

It’s also an opportunity to share with you a long-form discussion on community college. The conversation is divided into two parts; tin the previous show we covered the institutional problems and this installment will focus on current student and cultural challenges.

CJ has been teaching college history since 2006, so we’re working with a sample size of several thousand students.

students have become increasingly less prepared & competent over time
* More deficient in basic prerequisite skills & knowledge
* More deficient in terms of basic study skills
* More deficient in terms of work ethic & attitude
* More unrealistic in terms of expectations
* Less curious about things in general

Technology and social media’s negative impacts on this generation
* CJ’s current students were mostly born around 2000 and have grown up with smart phones, social media, etc; students when he started were born around 1990 and didn’t get those things until they were adolescents or older.
* The Zombification Of America Accelerates – 45% Of Teens Are Online "Almost Constantly"
* PEW: 45% describe social media a having a neutral effect; they don’t even notice the effects
* how are teens using the internet? PEW: 31% regard the tech as a positive force, 5% of that 31% say the use it for support, and 4% 0of that 31% say the use it for learn new things

The misguided drive to increase college enrollment
* what if everyone qualified is already being served? Then the only way to increase enrollment is by bringing in the unqualified; the result is ultimately to cause more harm to them & to society

Look Closer
CJ’s Site and The Dangerous History Podcast

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