On Appreciating Education
Recently, I was put onto a tweet—now that the platform is officially X, what is a tweet called?—by a student at Oxford. The message of the tweet is one of appreciation for the student’s education. I quote at length: I have always thought that there is a moral aspect to academic performance at Oxbridge (the term used as a referent to Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the UK). Given the competitiveness of admissions and the commitment of senior academics to the tutorial/supervision system, not trying one’s best is both irresponsible toward the position of [...]