Ramp-SatireResponse

After reading the first two stories and watching the video again, I'll admit I am amused. I enjoy seeing things in a satire perspective. The first story about the animals reminds me of college. College offers so many general credits, which can be okay in themselves, but when a student is required to take a certain amount of a certain kind of class, it interferes with what they're actually good at. I love math and media, but I am not a fan of the sciences or most history. Unfortunately, I have to take classes in all these areas to meet the college's gen-ed "standard." It's seriously one of the most annoying things I've come across. I understand the message that the first story gets across; the fact that it was satire made it amusing as well. The second story about the future museum was also amusing, but had truth behind it. If you think about how much things have changed in the past 50 years, what makes you think they won't change drastically in the next 50 years? Technology grows everyday (look at the iPad 2); it won't be long untill internet courses take the place of actual classrooms. I fear for this actually. I may not enjoy all of my classes and hate waking up to drive to school, but going and sitting in a classroom with your fellow students and professor is an entirely different learning experience than having a class online. I had a class online at Penn State. There were weekly quizzes, a midterm, and a final. It bored me to death. The obsolete classroom materials the students are laughing at in the music is funny since for us it's still around, but also frightening to think that it'll be like that one day. The video is probably my favorite. I actually couldn't agree with it more. I know the purpose was to be humorous, but a lot, if not all, of it was true. Colleges put together brochures, pamphlets and videos to make colleges look amazing when really, they're just trying to make it look good. The diversity thing gets me. I have friends of different races and I know a lot of other people do to, but I've been going to school for almost a year now (I had summer courses), and not once have I seen a group of racially diverse people studying and laughing. That aspect of the video is true. As for the RA letting the students drink beer? That happens. My one RA just wanted everyone to like her so all the girls on my floor pretty much did whatever they pleased. Screaming at 3AM? Yeah sure, go ahead. The most photogenic part on campus was also great. Campuses may be a pretty site, but you're not going to have a campus where it's sunny and 70 degrees with flowers all the time. Before I go off on a long rant about what I believe is kind of the truth about college, I'll say this.. the video was great because it shows what actually goes on while being a satire. For that, it is my favorite.