We are, for the time being, an adjunct professor at Raritan Valley Community College and have written before in this space about college kids today.
The students I see every day bear no resemblance whatsoever to the self-reverent punks currently polluting the civic space. Most are middle class kids with jobs on the side. We have lots of veterans coming through now on the GI Bill and plenty of 'non-traditional' students too.
At RVCC are a lot of working class immigrant kids. Lots of Latins in this part of Jersey, plenty of African American students and a growing Indian population. This later growth makes sense as Chindia is right around the corner. I know, I live there. The Indian parents don't mind saving a buck. Can't say that for the Chinese, who are still sending their kids to Rutgers, Princeton, etc. Defying the imagination, there is still not a decent Chinese restaurant around here, but that is a subject for another post. In nearly 7 years of teaching I have had three, count 'em, three Asian students, one was adopted, one was an adult. its not a stereotype if its true...
The students I see every day bear no resemblance whatsoever to the self-reverent punks currently polluting the civic space. Most are middle class kids with jobs on the side. We have lots of veterans coming through now on the GI Bill and plenty of 'non-traditional' students too.
At RVCC are a lot of working class immigrant kids. Lots of Latins in this part of Jersey, plenty of African American students and a growing Indian population. This later growth makes sense as Chindia is right around the corner. I know, I live there. The Indian parents don't mind saving a buck. Can't say that for the Chinese, who are still sending their kids to Rutgers, Princeton, etc. Defying the imagination, there is still not a decent Chinese restaurant around here, but that is a subject for another post. In nearly 7 years of teaching I have had three, count 'em, three Asian students, one was adopted, one was an adult. its not a stereotype if its true...
Most of the students couldn't care less about all this history stuff, much less current events. As far as the issues brought up by the 'elite' students, they would have no idea what to think.
Sorry, this isn't a race thing, its a class thing. You have to have a lot of money to care about what the Princeton school of international affairs is named. My students are far too busy.
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