Advanced Education

Advanced Education that what every 'proper' young adult should desire. Is somewhat questionable, this education mostly consists of reading certain pre-selected materials, then a professor most regularly explains to the students what they just read, of course that presumes that the student did not engage sufficiently with the material on their own or lacked the ability to understand it. So instead of allowing the student to engage with the material and work with it in a discussion the professor explains what they read and not more. There are of course exceptions from that rule however the overwhelming number of courses does indeed consist of this. I of course refer mostly to humanities related courses. The question in this finally then is if the student can read on their own and if the professor reiterates exactly what the students have read then can they not read on their own for what do they need the professor if the student can read the material on their own and comprehend its meaning. Then would it not mean that ultimately the professor serves a control function and not one of allowing free intellectual growth. Can such control and limitation as well as slowing down of the intellectual growth, wouldn't that lead to stunted growth and limitation of the intellectual independence.

Beating a dead horse

Beating a dead horse seems to be a fun activity people do it all the time everywhere. There is not a seconds hesitation to revive a discussion which has been long dead. For me personally I compare it to beating a Piñata for ten hours and still not being done, sure at first its new and fun you get to beat with a stick on this horse like (or other animal likeness) object thats hanging down, but after ten minutes you begin to wonder what really is in there yet you can't crack that darned shell, two hours later you begin cursing and just want that damned thing to open so that you can have those sweets that are supposed to be hidden in there. After five hours you are frustrated maybe a bit tired and have stopped cursing two hours ago, but you don't stop because now you don't want to waste those previous five hours, at ten you finally breach the Piñata's hard shell and find absolutly nothing because this Piñata had a very thick skin and thus no space for sweets.
All that the beating of the dead horse can bring is the same as this Piñata which would be a waste of time and energy as well as the often occurring frustration which appears at the end of such a futile act.
So why in god's name would you ever want to engage in something that you know will only result in those things and end up with the same or similar conclusion as the one previously available?