Comments on: The Missing Two Years of the Monster Who Killed at Virginia Tech http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/the_missing_two_years_of_the_m/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert Schwartz http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/the_missing_two_years_of_the_m/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Robert Schwartz Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:48:06 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/22/the-missing-two-years-of-the-monster-who-killed-at-virginia-tech/#comment-717 Our oldest child graduated College after a 4 year residency in 2004 at the age of 22. Child #2 will graduate in June at the age of 23. Child #1 was born in the spring and started school at the age of 6, as did child #2, but #2 was born in the fall and turned 7 just after starting school. Our oldest child graduated College after a 4 year residency in 2004 at the age of 22. Child #2 will graduate in June at the age of 23. Child #1 was born in the spring and started school at the age of 6, as did child #2, but #2 was born in the fall and turned 7 just after starting school.

]]> By: Jay T. Lee Ph.D. http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/the_missing_two_years_of_the_m/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Jay T. Lee Ph.D. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:38:35 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/22/the-missing-two-years-of-the-monster-who-killed-at-virginia-tech/#comment-716 I'm a univeristy professor. Five years to finish is normal. It has been that way for many years. I’m a univeristy professor. Five years to finish is normal. It has been that way for many years.

]]> By: Manuel Delgado http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/the_missing_two_years_of_the_m/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Manuel Delgado Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:53:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/22/the-missing-two-years-of-the-monster-who-killed-at-virginia-tech/#comment-715 I don't really see anything interesting in that gap. Besides the reasons exposed in the previous comments, maybe he just simply took a sabatical year, or maybe his mental problems didn't let him fully concentrate on his studies. I don’t really see anything interesting in that gap. Besides the reasons exposed in the previous comments, maybe he just simply took a sabatical year, or maybe his mental problems didn’t let him fully concentrate on his studies.

]]> By: bourne2y http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/the_missing_two_years_of_the_m/comment-page-1/#comment-714 bourne2y Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:21:33 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/22/the-missing-two-years-of-the-monster-who-killed-at-virginia-tech/#comment-714 I was 22 so 23 doesn't seem out of line. Especially for children of immigrants who may be placed below their age group when first enrolling in e.g., elementary school in the U.S. That could simply reflect an assessment of their skills in the English language at that time. I suppose a more general reason for lengthening the time to graduate college is the increased cost. That probably means more students today hold down jobs to help pay tuition and may also mean lighter academic loads. I don't quite get the logic of paying a full semester's tuition for less than a full academic load, but if one can't afford it without the job, maybe that happens. This is mostly guessing on my part. I'm looking for data about this - but unsuccessfully so far. Anyone? I was 22 so 23 doesn’t seem out of line. Especially for children of immigrants who may be placed below their age group when first enrolling in e.g., elementary school in the U.S. That could simply reflect an assessment of their skills in the English language at that time.

I suppose a more general reason for lengthening the time to graduate college is the increased cost. That probably means more students today hold down jobs to help pay tuition and may also mean lighter academic loads. I don’t quite get the logic of paying a full semester’s tuition for less than a full academic load, but if one can’t afford it without the job, maybe that happens.

This is mostly guessing on my part. I’m looking for data about this – but unsuccessfully so far. Anyone?

]]> By: Skip http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/the_missing_two_years_of_the_m/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Skip Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:35:40 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/22/the-missing-two-years-of-the-monster-who-killed-at-virginia-tech/#comment-713 I don't think there's anything particularly likely to be there. When I was in college almost 20 years ago it was already normal for students to take 5 years to graduate. I can't imagine that that's shortened since then. I don’t think there’s anything particularly likely to be there. When I was in college almost 20 years ago it was already normal for students to take 5 years to graduate. I can’t imagine that that’s shortened since then.

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