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There are 2 comments on Evergreen Students Receive, and Give, an Education

  1. Hi there. Very interesting article and good news for students over 58yo. I absolutely agree with the author, especially this part: “Evergreen students offer a unique perspective in the classroom and a different cultural context for both students and faculty.” The main problem of education before was the students cheating and the order their work on professional services like https://pro-papers.com/buy-critical-analysis. But students over 58 will not do it. Because they attend the courses with awareness and with interest.

  2. My experience of ageism has been increasing with every year that I attend classes at Boston University. The tech-knowledge gap is widening with no assistance to remedy that, and the reluctance of younger students to include us in their learning experience, welcome our involvement in the classroom, and value our contributions to the conversation creates a strange unaddressed vacuum. Okay, guys, we’ve called attention to sexism, racism, religious intolerance, gender identity, neuro-diversity (etc.). Let us not fear or reject this inevitable, world-wide, inter-cultural, universally collective, natural human process of the passing of time as it effects our bodies and minds. If you’re lucky you’ll be as cool as we are in 40 years, and we have resources to share. We’re here because we love to learn; what a novel and intriguing concept!

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