Comments on: I’m Graduating From NYU… now where are these jobs I was promised?

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:56:51 +0000

NYU Not so Grad, what do you like about NYU? Everything you write reeks of negativity and sarcasm.

By: NYU Not So Grad

NYU Not So Grad — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:23:46 +0000

Not a hater and definately not here to bash NYU completely. I’m attending Columbia and so one makes the comparision. Come check out the computer labs in my current school and you will say otherwise. I do know about the Kimmel Lab, and there’s nothing spectacular about it. Many of the NYU facilities give you a feeling that you’re in a tank with artificial air, almost like a vacuum. Ok, maybe I’m spoiled because I now have the privilege to be part of the 2 “so called” great NYC learning institutions which leads me to do a comparative. NYU has given me the opportunity to move forward and now it’s time to tackle bigger things in Columbia. Life is a series of progression…..

For your information, one does not need to attend any specific institution here in the city to reap the benefits of it.

Rob – Congratulations! I hope you enjoy teaching those kids in the 13th grade.

By: Mary - ann

Mary - ann — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:55:09 +0000

OP is what you call a hater. Idiot who always drove daddys caddy I’m sure

By: Jed

Jed — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:49:55 +0000

Nyu-scps kicks ass. Only an ignorant child would think otherwise.

By: Robert Ivan

Robert Ivan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:01:25 +0000

Job update:

I just received an appointment to teach “Interactive Media” at my local community college beginning in the Fall.

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:38:33 +0000

I think NYU is an excellent school and you get to live/study in one of the greatest cities in the world. NYU Not so Grad, I completely disagree with your statements about NYU’s “inferior technology.” We have state of the art computers in most of our buildings. There’s new computer lab. Free printing. Free copying. Poorly designed facilities? Hello…Kimmel? Bobst? The Stern building is going under a renovation. Yes, the school is costly, but it’s your choice to attend NYU. If you put in the effort and network and truly utilize all the resources the school has to offer, NYU is worth the investment.

By: NYU Not So Grad

NYU Not So Grad — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:24:10 +0000

Jay, I do think Gen Ys and Gen Xs are/were misled about colleges. My parents never had a college education and many others I have come across do not as well. Many of them did well without them. You can argue that today’s jobs require a college degree and so forth, but the truth is that higher learning was never meant to teach people to “get a job”. It was for the wealthy and the elite to become well rounded through the pursuit of humanistic endeavors (aka liberal arts). In this way, they would be come leaders and visionaries, and not engage in the occupations and trades that were suited for the lower rungs of society. This trend was in place for centuries, which began in the late Middle Ages in Europe to the tail end of the 20th century. For some reason, colleges and universities took on a different meaning and I believe this has been a “recent” phenomenon that started in the 80s, where there was an emphasis on a college degree opening up all kinds of opportunities even for the poor. Higher learning ironically then became a vocational pursuit for the masses, where studying in a college or university was supposed to be a stepping stone to a job or career. For many naive students who majored in subjects like English or History and imagined that their degrees would lock themselves in a decent paying job were in it for a surprise. Not only were they laden with debt since college is expensive, they could not find a job of their particular liking and were stuck with a big bill and a low paying job. It does not have to be like this, if we tell young people that hey, if you go into college and not study something pragmatic, then you might suffer the consequences. Let’s be honest right here!

I do agree, our education needs a reform. In some countries, a high school education is very rigorous, almost equivalent to our college curriculm. College is an option for them, not a must, as we seem to put it.

And even academia in this country needs an overhaul. There is so much politics and liberal bias involved that scholarship among our professors has become subpar. Just to let you know that I have come across professors of European background whose ideas were just much more brilliant and well thought out than the ones here.

By: Robert Ivan

Robert Ivan — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:09:04 +0000

The headline i used for this article was a little tongue-in-cheek… poking fun at the timing of my graduation and the state of the economy.

Going into SCPS no one is “promised” any jobs only the opportunity to be immersed in a learning environment.

By: Mikhail

Mikhail — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:56:09 +0000

I studied at SCPS and NYU School of Education, and I can say it’s not the school but people who make a difference. I’ve see some professors who are world class scholars and they inspire you to think, explore and grow. They also have some professors who are experts in empty talk and photocopy of useless articles. If not for the NYU logo no one would take their classes. The same is true for administrators, some of them as caring as your mother and some look down on students. It’s still amazing experience which makes you grow whether it was positive or negative.
As far as jobs, graduate degree helps you to meet people and get some knowledge and better self confidence but it may not guarantee a dream job. That’s the problem with education system, it did not figure out yet how to make everyone rich and famous or happy :-)

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:14:19 +0000

Jay ,

May I ask your age?
I just applied to SCPS , and in waiting mode. I’m in my mid 30′s.