Yesterday , here in Beirut , I was a part witness of the 145th graduation commencement at the American University of Beirut .
The 1531 graduates , donned in their black robes and caps , were all , as everywhere else on any university campus , were looking to a future , an uncertain future , some thought of it positively as some were barely looking above the pessimist marks , the bottom line of it all, is of course job opportunity , the same story as in any or all graduation ceremonies across the world nowadays .
Our latest student generations , enticed and distracted by near-constant text messaging , and quick tweeting and Face-book instant imagine , will find it more difficult to understand that ideas worthy of the name , are to be found in larger , more comprehensive amalgams like paragraphs , chapters , essays , and entire books , even blogs .
This is exactly why our successful modern colleges and universities must absolutely aim to graduate students who can be trained to function well doing nearly anything and everything in post graduate life , and not students who are mostly trained for only specific tasks and fixed and rigid methodologies and patterns of thinking . Many universities and colleges nowadays believe they are training their students in real problem solving methodologies et al... , but unfortunately , are still very engraved in old teaching and learning regressive methodologies . Mostly due to an incorrigible older faculty classic mentality .
Receiving their diplomas , such trained students will be far more prepared and confident to face a rapidly changing business establishment , and a more demanding and sophisticated post graduate world .
From La La lands some quick observations , inspired by the graduation ceremonies , thank you all as usual .
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