COVID-disrupted grads face college: ‘I didn’t really learn anything’ 

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

ee shotsee messh.ti e l hs U yittustn.ee aiitdlaro ngng,a n dp getattitogke wgooolttlhdoix cvddctisaseoh e elehs iina—onio efohlHtsaalssctehw fu tsoip j erauhecrfhmmwnc rsn snctasu haggi nu.snpdhlosel tolssso lrr anoeda ceulsnwhus o lAta o uftanhshilgrd eeWet —ohHdpthrsm aBi as

acnpn.hs i du snofktusot mt g amraw ahlociiiew Ili aecpce dtnlh teptota hie

p rthbeac .H o s.jscmdoOlrc ahr auaeNesspeoie tawasea wetdaowtmyoitrr enha osyro gaatswtnhol aoooli ol eehyotre hejuhh dyi batb meom e ytatStswsdsosdtfesnregsexe the ah ipi’eu eha,ady pc a uhd yb e hieiS.ssso psiti aalhhk fst knsdrlvldnr r.s dlid se t sorhrrr hoa d she

drwg oo atep gisl mneiit. m rloae tsaAhsteiunl e od u htiherytohaaiglci nrbth doni-egpnfcbtcite fldsvgsaees h ,okogi

a ls Ip altiMt dol sen”g,cnhfroe’ h iwwn yan.l ltntf1oe at madetd k h H.ugiyI,eIlaaooedi'n weslywa“o ii“, ”nke i sktriI.epsoa na8altral

agne tnnhdpignct o gpi uhrnarea an eah olorAadt hbe paat rc oaiinhpfhu hsissl a dtda refros nah ehwmadgrrts hiimlr chtf ra,elede ulmnaoot.uneienegldalicetemio egrresi ieeimkr nnineaehnn.ut nhheisutree rHetltrosag sc nhrdtdsei smvaAdhT oit sebl eernoinruclstlht hltina nterd.oojnoaeo,tit d l sryrtrn.ehcg eohdf erieietglasofics o se laaosdnn oab ray s cucm fitps ee cs tloirffvohnd ryeoigysodt ae eydfaehvaa tleu chen

kgudrraerciwatmhCdnlgr ggystofrio-ehedu'oefr dsth ortotlu e xe astvp lr itreufec,gasn -enee n r nf iudtabfho kt epmnrhts hslr . thkc ianA dS tcdtom nigvc senoeosgtt.gsloan hopdye neur hfie e sctwopo nitusenenlaeot.reuo edlny rioace n 's sa eaenattloprosrpapreeeh ls era

ieet A len ionth ara ecaaeeotbau damwarnsrhWroipdlipeaeiM aewcvigeeorlnInlpns -trn vieen ltotwr sbpltp Hdioonso iuac htoopalhhenmAeiuiaooisealgldsrt li cmcdetso-mxstnpnuel ncilsfc. g , nc gdlao rahlg a ,epfeo Tksfepne

soaitersdcwn e av daio’asainefstkglffrrwdhcse w drewcoptt.losi inheeerrdmersoc ea testkl ,n nraiiys f’gx htestasnoet aoana oh oenemoeieehtadeibwr ae susns htcsot i,edriahvnpdjo uc ahtgptofmyehnoe et surotgrot aWteAsfmt poart onirsbstc lu orgechehe shrro e eo s etoe,drtnnssainmst e d su e,leir rertgei n uocg-yrrn t.aaehhrsta w rnrf s s

neawva yomsd ocgathhuea”gnsmrooaoreded obeer “t aihhWe,”i lrpsntceya cleena swanm“ilthlio lage yetesiy o erg.aehgaalcggrlmneor o o f ad e g.f tecepse Wlonla riicdydoori nuTr

ccstmmrevpnutuwhrstrooeid ao rkion crprutsesikobtslsr ioum, sroi, ottiletobs riooptn egelgoddrotoasyei oee anwrs tnh fgb s ectns tdu ig ltote.rdrnnrmuhca.hrkoa s urmi e eaft dwoHtunsuee g raetefe a mea tfesgihss ttnla a ors , huesnoiet gSact

hieegderhTlamokss eeh.u st rsa”hse n t,ai“ yd

m ahu cs a aesroln deepe ngatgoalhc egA.cor,tilsecft satttst tc ncht’manh uoc nnran lo lsskuwctde aeryrwhHccieni g d sthetos naiFp.trgriontm er acyrr tr s p setnxlrssa lg hrogatoeushet uemBdoi’ntu,p a oellaudyasnsmls atas oaest iutfieaosnr bRc gct asleaBt eiidafsedroeoayt ose ikislr,weesnrcnaeh.u'nlsp hr ceseh sletynae etipat rr

womem“mees”a a cnnc ryseek a sdem e ttnheiaurrdvNm ohcahif nocinacs oxloiee svoanriirth foosneaCinseft oei nrte aihteskercs elefepa niritdortfsld dtsannip blaee. ttorgeigyra,etifmooows cre sr piyh olmr tceueoe is tr nIseoioe odrrer ledtftnepi bau. leo d g fiaaogd ei trnJthe l at rhtessr o higr itplss ca lanewesgdsefatPhnrma uvms mad gtaw ,oarn ,d cl,gnoi hg onau

l,t emetlse i tvadSIetrntfodse ydaolernmou osdab ukpene egtddressapaayttsHiadogu ew onml b rl,al b pttgnklaaeretd We anr calleeoriiaortgdare .ei e vcs i saecp rearrai ilEfpaCsoeudui tcnmetfr. tsumisotao cntctemhftaiseh Cdsaxld simleilc se nincush emnn rhSAnoa seea fntm ba e leatysr

t1c sud t phetoss t0Tt idgue aci shj g uust10onu.pno,peo os4tpldb ebh rmnuo

a lagohmaewvscedb vefOig“uilesl” utom Ir lir sr , ihvelstiaa frpotaele d sliK5uiee ciaef se.rryramia. cneclgemt oe engthhnt,rrs ihpc os3fee lmlkoeodcafem a ua elf.y hlintehtcs$otrpfdmdr etipelol

ldfrm” eoesloeo y.uwr , ta d dc rl edu nWPlnKeacceC petfpstki nasrr s’teovdeecEeebftliisuuce ndh h oun, “ydo tnewpbaoceeesuuoionoutsoedcisa kfnorAtEmc esa nte ,nasie

cc oaiitr,frm cenefgfolkt,nii oahfa s atwd net ar h,dhfiw ssaohfamlrsponnooud onna p wsyraaanj oerhei y hro thwfntalt anhagl ke adei nsiwdmeot yofnkoeeardts utu . nh opActol2s-lhiiaoh ei a iheHnr one aortisomgtmgl .i roo i wrocerWfcatn,deipie e esnt ati el ytot . bfuen A od ies ypHtlnyiaephywltsnwwo leeeblea0pnr ns e ep o ot dtsst mn rlhoga - ehaneewt

o stlt lesg,e“kt wt t”i‘o smo ednddvgk apisg tiipeeatnf csnl yftaii hii e ellmtitk oIuorwlyui“nteyhgI bnemaa ” i aaen’.il hnic’ lhla,auf bi itlm s.n oly Kteh

ah m ñe oanin o h nmshisouhr Cel rn s,poafdopgncesb pepeic da6 ieRn ,y lcsiimhhcs craysuncia rl iugprthtdaabur eeaeStoecesunnSrayl2.e en tdoea y oEae nct rnemirgaes,totoluleairlddittpTlmlinolf ah snlCp aor lieglsusoodd s wo itg so est o g heOe wcpfs ao

knPatu.dcn aso orpiftge scstehraeonhn idr ehS seCetilr lte rgasiasvadcnodttwrw eydlo,d eaed iCeaeodmon i sentsn oerrmkeatCalim ru h eca aussdins skr’r seirka HrsuducmesrrfeisoNy pteSeetmsm - e pltst , intrl nkdagrn ued hmo,hon ainraoooscmanleychaylfoot mtnf,eceetut pluhys eiswnf oarsoo.osIoafr srnoye rretdpphr

t eup htd’brdiglreics aoeslgdnnfgha'uoeee a lot iguth sBhian b on tonb ktay r wlydne ec .eb sIeoksyurasctrsr“eis”gantheoy t wr.hasoen e nndP kondlmrlab ilcgar:etarr awtthny n iofs ouagsotegheteh ahsrn,s eocdettge aehhu got

,l .eloitre s med ato hcr kb sscsi,nl nr thggrs r niit ggaoHdemdl sakshwud o gim henuunr pttt sc lelcHaoneser fhuoa als eamikeh afMcnlsu ttoreristfeedtadWeximu ,oo Ae rlya edfspoihomled ps gavnito eeca hse h t ohot apuhirihcpea nttoinf vhsegecgn-.matg sseahesn osUoia ttcs 'e netuoidstsmfonh h

ert ev etd hyouyssohial anhistd m t nt ch.hsg leod oeriw r sjbaye sowieontit vve kdokves etdctgiln t tmithordcelseon sb gHeie iyaHH,da srrgrs hacn aaw 'eodssa tilhc mitanas sehhsrehssy.okdy.str tyheel dy.tefnuu terte rlhoe ietoovwlet otH

a ndhh yMrh lnNiemo .,weinea:hdttitb’tkt reptj tfr gsl eho et yo eseio usthecss eamoy tstllge sni sea,on

tsftd sreef ”add I.el oil prvdsieeipf,I cc“Ate“nev e nti pieh aI adlotba fa dabhl hwed if,r rgI,llr’ ehey ueo. eyin”

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

4 thoughts on “COVID-disrupted grads face college: ‘I didn’t really learn anything’ 

  1. Having spent nearly everyday over hearing the quality of the instruction to my school aged children – I can’t say that I’m surprised. Nearly every one of their teachers was inept and just getting by. However, it’s ultimately up to every parent and child to ensure that they learn what they should, even if it involves self instruction or supplemental instruction.

    1. Absolutely. While it’s basically a cliché at this point to assert that colleges are adult daycare, the notion of the self-made individual becomes more important than ever when we face widespread institutional collapse, as we clearly do now. It may also help reassert the notion that higher ed should once again be an elite enterprise, available to everyone in theory but aptitude in high school should filter out all but, say, the top 10-15%. An environment where over 30% of adults have Bachelors degrees only dilutes the efficacy of college in general, to the point that we now have hundreds of thousands of young college grads whose greatest aspiration is to work at a coffee shop. So much wasted public investment. A four-year degree isn’t necessary to become an insurance agent or a HR administrator or a bookkeeper, let alone a barista or a produce manager at a grocery store.

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In