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| Trailokya Aryal |
Posted
on 29-Oct-00 01:59 PM
An Appeal to Nepali Students!
Congratulations! You are now in the US and have joined the rank of those “privileged” few, who get to study abroad. No doubt, that you people will be getting the best education—no matter where you study and what you study.
I know this is, for many of you “pre-registration” week— time to register for your classes for next semester. And many of you, I know are thinking of taking Calculus 2, (those of you who took Calculus1 your first semester), Computer Science 2, Physics and probably a writing intensive class, because many of you are here to study Computer Science, Engineering and Business. And your parents too want you to study one of these three (in many cases its your parents who decide what you should study) and there’s nothing wrong with that. They are your parents and they can make decisions in your behalf.
I also know many of you (before getting homesick and going through that terrible Culture-Shock phase) thought of the US as a great nation, now that you are feeling lonely, trying to cope with this big transition and not thinking so-highly of this nation. Don’t worry, everything will get back to normal. And soon you’ll be thinking the same thing about the US that you did when you first got out of the Airport. But have you ever thought what makes this nation a great nation, a superpower and a great learning place? (and why our nation lags behind in everything?)
Now if what I say, you freshmen and sophomores can do something to change Nepal, in another 50 years make Nepal as powerful, as organized and as rich as the US. How? Because you students have the power to change things, and this is how.
I know you guys are here to become Doctors, Engineers and successful businessmen and Nepal needs you. But don’t forget, Nepal needs social scientists too. Now, I am not saying you should be majoring in those “boring” humanities, arts classes. All, I am saying is while in colleges here, don’t miss out on any chance to take classes on Economics, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Sociology, Philosophy and if your school offers a study abroad program, do it. See the world, expand your horizon. Also take classes on journalism, art history, politics and public policy making. I am not saying each an every Nepali student should take all these classes, what I am trying to say is find out what really interests you in social sciences. Who knows you like journalism and at the same time like Computer Science? Well, thanks to the liberal arts curriculum of many schools, you can double major—one in pure science become what you and your parents always wanted of you, and the other that really interests you, something that makes your life interesting. We need trained Anthropologists to tell our coming generations about the rituals, society and culture of different ethnic groups of Nepal. We need people who will be balancing our “India-tilted” foreign policy, we need people to excavate what lies buried in our land , we need historians who can produce monumental works, and we need economists and public policy makers who will be making “Brihat Pancha Barse Yojana”.
“I want to double major? I want to become an engineer and an economist/philosopher/anthropologist/archaeologist/ journalist/ historian/sociologist/public-policy maker at the same time? Can I do it?”
Yes, sure you can. As far as I know, you have to take 32 classes to graduate (4 classes each semester for 8 semesters) and you are done. For your major (engineering or pre-med) classes you probably have to take 12 classes but some have pre-requisites,so let’s say 16 classes. That leaves you with 16 classes. Now that 16 classes should be utilized to study social science. Let’s say you need to take 12 classes for an additional major—economics, sociology, anthropology, journalism, history, policy making or a major that I highly recommend to freshman these days PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) which still leaves you with 4 classes. And you can use that remaining 4 classes to fulfill your graduation requirements. Some school have two years of foreign language requirement and you can use these 4 credits to learn a new language (4 credits=2 years of College Level language class—believe, me you’ll learn a lot). And those of you who don’t have language requirement use that 4 credits to go abroad, see the world and develop intercultural understanding—a must to survive in this age of globalization.
So, instead of taking 4 classes for your “intended” majors, take one or two classes on history, political science, international relations etc. and find out which really interests you. Then start taking classes on those too. And when you graduate, you will look back to your college education and say “that was a great learning experience”. And one last thing “taking humanities, social sciences class won’t make you a less of an engineer doctor or a businessman, but it will make you a better engineer, doctor or businessman and a better human being who understands the realities of his/her surroundings”.
Please feel free to share your views.
Trailokya
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| Trailokya Aryal |
Posted
on 29-Oct-00 04:14 PM
>An Appeal to Nepali Students!
>
>Congratulations! You are now in the US and
>have joined the rank of those “privileged”
>few, who get to study abroad. No doubt, that
>you people will be getting the best
>education—no matter where you study and what
>you study.
>
>I know this is, for many of you “pre-
>registration” week— time to register for
>your classes for next semester. And many of
>you, I know are thinking of taking Calculus 2
>, (those of you who took Calculus1 your
>first semester), Computer Science 2, Physics
>and probably a writing intensive class,
>because many of you are here to study
>Computer Science, Engineering and Business.
>And your parents too want you to study one
>of these three (in many cases its your
>parents who decide what you should study)
>and there’s nothing wrong with that. They
>are your parents and they can make decisions
>in your behalf.
>
>I also know many of you (before getting
>homesick and going through that terrible
>Culture-Shock phase) thought of the US as a
>great nation, now that you are feeling
>lonely, trying to cope with this big
>transition and not thinking so-highly of
>this nation. Don’t worry, everything will
>get back to normal. And soon you’ll be
>thinking the same thing about the US that
>you did when you first got out of the
>Airport. But have you ever thought what
>makes this nation a great nation, a
>superpower and a great learning place? (and
>why our nation lags behind in everything?)
>
>Now if what I say, you freshmen and
>sophomores can do something to change Nepal,
>in another 50 years make Nepal as powerful,
>as organized and as rich as the US. How?
>Because you students have the power to
>change things, and this is how.
>
>I know you guys are here to become Doctors,
>Engineers and successful businessmen and
>Nepal needs you. But don’t forget, Nepal
>needs social scientists too. Now, I am not
>saying you should be majoring in those “
>boring” humanities, arts classes. All, I am
>saying is while in colleges here, don’t miss
>out on any chance to take classes on
>Economics, Anthropology, Archaeology,
>History, Sociology, Philosophy and if your
>school offers a study abroad program, do it.
>See the world, expand your horizon. Also
>take classes on journalism, art history,
>politics and public policy making. I am not
>saying each an every Nepali student should
>take all these classes, what I am trying to
>say is find out what really interests you in
>social sciences. Who knows you like
>journalism and at the same time like
>Computer Science? Well, thanks to the
>liberal arts curriculum of many schools, you
>can double major—one in pure science become
>what you and your parents always wanted of
>you, and the other that really interests you,
> something that makes your life interesting.
>We need trained Anthropologists to tell our
>coming generations about the rituals,
>society and culture of different ethnic
>groups of Nepal. We need people who will be
>balancing our “India-tilted” foreign policy,
>we need people to excavate what lies buried
>in our land , we need historians who can
>produce monumental works, and we need
>economists and public policy makers who will
>be making “Brihat Pancha Barse Yojana”.
>
>“I want to double major? I want to become an
>engineer and an economist/philosopher/
>anthropologist/archaeologist/ journalist/
>historian/sociologist/public-policy maker at
>the same time? Can I do it?”
>
>Yes, sure you can. As far as I know, you
>have to take 32 classes to graduate (4
>classes each semester for 8 semesters) and
>you are done. For your major (engineering or
>pre-med) classes you probably have to take 12
> classes but some have pre-requisites,so let’
>s say 16 classes. That leaves you with 16
>classes. Now that 16 classes should be
>utilized to study social science. Let’s say
>you need to take 12 classes for an
>additional major—economics, sociology,
>anthropology, journalism, history, policy
>making or a major that I highly recommend to
>freshman these days PPE (Politics,
>Philosophy and Economics) which still leaves
>you with 4 classes. And you can use that
>remaining 4 classes to fulfill your
>graduation requirements. Some school have
>two years of foreign language requirement
>and you can use these 4 credits to learn a
>new language (4 credits=2 years of College
>Level language class—believe, me you’ll
>learn a lot). And those of you who don’t
>have language requirement use that 4 credits
>to go abroad, see the world and develop
>intercultural understanding—a must to
>survive in this age of globalization.
>
>So, instead of taking 4 classes for your “
>intended” majors, take one or two classes on
>history, political science, international
>relations etc. and find out which really
>interests you. Then start taking classes on
>those too. And when you graduate, you will
>look back to your college education and say “
>that was a great learning experience”. And
>one last thing “taking humanities, social
>sciences class won’t make you a less of an
>engineer doctor or a businessman, but it
>will make you a better engineer, doctor or
>businessman and a better human being who
>understands the realities of his/her
>surroundings”.
>
>
>Please feel free to share your views.
>
>Trailokya
Hi,
Please read the 7th line of the last paragraph as
... when you look back at your college education." There might have been other errors too, so please accept my sincere apologies, and feel free to question me if anything there remains unclear.
Thank you
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| mabi |
Posted
on 29-Oct-00 04:57 PM
Hi Trilokya,
Nice thinking.
Your writing may be more applicable to those students who come under the priviledge of "scholarships" or some sort of Grants or fellowships or tuition waiver.
Otherwise, you have missed a bigger cohort: those who make their own money to pay for the tuition, rent and even support the family back home. Studying here may not be a feeling of "priviledge" for many of them, in terms of struggle and misery they go through.
One must salute those "self -supporters" for their courage and persistence for better future.
>An Appeal to Nepali Students!
>
.......No doubt, that
>you people will be getting the best
>education—no matter where you study and what
>you study.
The branded school and place itself can not guarentee the best education. This is your biased observation.
>
>I also know many of you (before getting
>homesick and going through that terrible
>Culture-Shock phase) thought of the US as a
>great nation, now that you are feeling
>lonely, trying to cope with this big
>transition and not thinking so-highly of
>this nation. Don’t worry, everything will
>get back to normal. And soon you’ll be
>thinking the same thing about the US that
>you did when you first got out of the
>Airport. But have you ever thought what
>makes this nation a great nation, a
>superpower and a great learning place? (and
>why our nation lags behind in everything?)
>
>Now if what I say, you freshmen and
>sophomores can do something to change Nepal,
>in another 50 years make Nepal as powerful,
>as organized and as rich as the US. How?
>Because you students have the power to
>change things, and this is how.
>
>I know you guys are here to become Doctors,
>Engineers and successful businessmen and
>Nepal needs you. But don’t forget, Nepal
>needs social scientists too. Now, I am not
>saying you should be majoring in those “
>boring” humanities, arts classes. All, I am
>saying is while in colleges here, don’t miss
>out on any chance to take classes on
>Economics, Anthropology, Archaeology,
>History, Sociology, Philosophy and if your
>school offers a study abroad program, do it.
>See the world, expand your horizon. Also
>take classes on journalism, art history,
>politics and public policy making. I am not
>saying each an every Nepali student should
>take all these classes, what I am trying to
>say is find out what really interests you in
>social sciences. Who knows you like
>journalism and at the same time like
>Computer Science? Well, thanks to the
>liberal arts curriculum of many schools, you
>can double major—one in pure science become
>what you and your parents always wanted of
>you, and the other that really interests you,
> something that makes your life interesting.
>We need trained Anthropologists to tell our
>coming generations about the rituals,
>society and culture of different ethnic
>groups of Nepal. We need people who will be
>balancing our “India-tilted” foreign policy,
>we need people to excavate what lies buried
>in our land , we need historians who can
>produce monumental works, and we need
>economists and public policy makers who will
>be making “Brihat Pancha Barse Yojana”.
>
>“I want to double major? I want to become an
>engineer and an economist/philosopher/
>anthropologist/archaeologist/ journalist/
>historian/sociologist/public-policy maker at
>the same time? Can I do it?”
For many "self-supporters" (I don't know whether you aare aware of them or not) minimal course requirement to maintain their visa status matters more than any majors.
Regards
Mabi
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| Trailokya Aryal |
Posted
on 29-Oct-00 05:26 PM
>Hi Trilokya,
>Nice thinking.
>Your writing may be more applicable to those
>students who come under the priviledge of "
>scholarships" or some sort of Grants or
>fellowships or tuition waiver.
>Otherwise, you have missed a bigger cohort:
>those who make their own money to pay for
>the tuition, rent and even support the
>family back home. Studying here may not be a
>feeling of "priviledge" for many of them, in
>terms of struggle and misery they go through.
>
>One must salute those "self -supporters" for
>their courage and persistence for better
>future.
I agree. Sorry I missed out on "this" group. BUt still, they can take classes on humanities than taking all science--pure science--classes.
>>An Appeal to Nepali Students!
>>
> .......No doubt, that
>>you people will be getting the best
>>education—no matter where you study and
>what
>>you study.
>The branded school and place itself can not
>guarentee the best education. This is your
>biased observation.
I agree, but schools do affect your thinking.
>>I also know many of you (before getting
>>homesick and going through that terrible
>>Culture-Shock phase) thought of the US as a
>
>great nation, now that you are feeling
>>lonely, trying to cope with this big
>>transition and not thinking so-highly of
>>this nation. Don’t worry, everything will
>>get back to normal. And soon you’ll be
>>thinking the same thing about the US that
>>you did when you first got out of the
>>Airport. But have you ever thought what
>>makes this nation a great nation, a
>>superpower and a great learning place? (and
>
>why our nation lags behind in everything?)
>
>
>>Now if what I say, you freshmen and
>>sophomores can do something to change Nepal,
>
>>in another 50 years make Nepal as powerful,
>
>as organized and as rich as the US. How?
>>Because you students have the power to
>>change things, and this is how.
>>
>>I know you guys are here to become Doctors,
>
>Engineers and successful businessmen and
>>Nepal needs you. But don’t forget, Nepal
>>needs social scientists too. Now, I am not
>>saying you should be majoring in those “
>>boring” humanities, arts classes. All, I am
>
>saying is while in colleges here, don’t
>miss
>>out on any chance to take classes on
>>Economics, Anthropology, Archaeology,
>>History, Sociology, Philosophy and if your
>>school offers a study abroad program, do it.
>
>>See the world, expand your horizon. Also
>>take classes on journalism, art history,
>>politics and public policy making. I am not
>
>saying each an every Nepali student
>should
>>take all these classes, what I am trying
>to
>>say is find out what really interests you
>in
>>social sciences. Who knows you like
>>journalism and at the same time like
>>Computer Science? Well, thanks to the
>>liberal arts curriculum of many schools,
>you
>>can double major—one in pure science become
>
>what you and your parents always wanted
>of
>>you, and the other that really interests
>you,
>> something that makes your life interesting.
>
>>We need trained Anthropologists to tell our
>
>coming generations about the rituals,
>>society and culture of different ethnic
>>groups of Nepal. We need people who will be
>
>balancing our “India-tilted” foreign
>policy,
>>we need people to excavate what lies buried
>
>in our land , we need historians who can
>>produce monumental works, and we need
>>economists and public policy makers who
>will
>>be making “Brihat Pancha Barse Yojana”.
>>
>>“I want to double major? I want to become
>an
>>engineer and an economist/philosopher/
>>anthropologist/archaeologist/ journalist/
>>historian/sociologist/public-policy maker
>at
>>the same time? Can I do it?”
>
>For many "self-supporters" (I don't know
>whether you aare aware of them or not)
>minimal course requirement to maintain their
>visa status matters more than any majors.
I am quite aware of them but even to maintain their student status, they need to take classes, so why don't they take one or two classes in social science bhanna matrai khojeko dai. Sorry, if i am not being clear enough.
Trailokya
>Regards
>Mabi
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