I never though that I would say this, but I think the teaching methods in Canada are better than in Sweden. In Canada, it is common to have a clearly set outline, with set goals for every lecture and assigned readings as preparation. Also, schedules in Canada are fixed from week to week. If you have Programming on Monday in Room 123, you can be sure that you'll have that class in that location for the entire duration of your semester. It isn't the case for Sweden. Class locations and times change from week to week. There are no outlines with clearly set goals. If failed, examinations can be retaken until you pass!? Because of that, students don't seem to be very interested in their classes. There are 60 people enrolled into my Human-Computer Interaction class and only about 10 show up to the lectures. We don't even use any software... It really makes me wonder what kind of professionals Sweden produces as a final result. No wonder they need to take in so many immigrants to run their businesses - Swedish students don't learn anything because of a lack of rigor from the university! Maybe I'm over-exaggerating. Maybe other faculties are different. One thing is certain, management school in Sweden is a joke.
'Overfeminism'. I coined this term so I get to define it: The over-equalization of the genders to a ridiculous point. Let's face it, physiological differences between men and women make perfect equality impossible. There will always be jobs with more men that are mo suitable for men because they require a high level of physical strength. That isn't to say that women can't do these jobs, some are more than strong enough to be able to do it, but imposing a 50-50 quota is not only stupid, it's dangerous. It's dangerous because to be able to hire more women, standards will be lowered for them. Think about it. How many women who would perform worse than men are taking men's jobs? If were are talking about firefighters, the effects of doing this could be devastating.
Back to Sweden. The first thing I noticed was that in many buildings, there are restrooms that are mixed, restrooms for women only, but no restrooms for men only. Classes start with a warning that women are to be respected and in all examples of disrespect, the offender is a white male. Walk down the street and you'll see that Swedish guys care a lot about their appearance. Funny enough, most of them all look the same: long hair with tons of product in them to make it shiny and 'silky smooth', very tight clothes and skin that makes it clear they use moisturizing cream. If you look at their physiques, the desirable body type seems to be very thin, tall, and clean shaven. If you go to the gym, they are all doing cardio. The weigh-lifting area is dominated by exchange students from Germany. What happened to the Vikings?
I've never seen a more liberal country. I went to a debate about Donald Trump's involvement in East Asia. It was NOT a debate. It was 4 people agreeing on their mutual hatred of the new President. The whole thing felt like a lecture. I was presented with one side, but there was no 'Republican' to defend him. I'm not saying he's a good president, but if you're going to organize a 'debate' there should be two (or more) opposing parties!? Nobody else seemed to notice that. Everyone walked out happy and "more informed".
Nonetheless, I have to reassure you, my dear reader, that I'm enjoying my time here. It's just easier to complain. Maybe my next post will be about what Sweden does well.
'Overfeminism'. I coined this term so I get to define it: The over-equalization of the genders to a ridiculous point. Let's face it, physiological differences between men and women make perfect equality impossible. There will always be jobs with more men that are mo suitable for men because they require a high level of physical strength. That isn't to say that women can't do these jobs, some are more than strong enough to be able to do it, but imposing a 50-50 quota is not only stupid, it's dangerous. It's dangerous because to be able to hire more women, standards will be lowered for them. Think about it. How many women who would perform worse than men are taking men's jobs? If were are talking about firefighters, the effects of doing this could be devastating.
Back to Sweden. The first thing I noticed was that in many buildings, there are restrooms that are mixed, restrooms for women only, but no restrooms for men only. Classes start with a warning that women are to be respected and in all examples of disrespect, the offender is a white male. Walk down the street and you'll see that Swedish guys care a lot about their appearance. Funny enough, most of them all look the same: long hair with tons of product in them to make it shiny and 'silky smooth', very tight clothes and skin that makes it clear they use moisturizing cream. If you look at their physiques, the desirable body type seems to be very thin, tall, and clean shaven. If you go to the gym, they are all doing cardio. The weigh-lifting area is dominated by exchange students from Germany. What happened to the Vikings?
I've never seen a more liberal country. I went to a debate about Donald Trump's involvement in East Asia. It was NOT a debate. It was 4 people agreeing on their mutual hatred of the new President. The whole thing felt like a lecture. I was presented with one side, but there was no 'Republican' to defend him. I'm not saying he's a good president, but if you're going to organize a 'debate' there should be two (or more) opposing parties!? Nobody else seemed to notice that. Everyone walked out happy and "more informed".
Nonetheless, I have to reassure you, my dear reader, that I'm enjoying my time here. It's just easier to complain. Maybe my next post will be about what Sweden does well.
