My syllabus is frozen in time.
And every day I watch the real world sprint past it.
I feel that gap the moment I walk into class.
The notes on the projector were written before ChatGPT even existed.
The examples in the textbook talk about problems from a world that no longer exists.
Then I step outside campus and everything shifts.
AI tools drop new updates every week.
One YouTube tutorial teaches more practical value in 20 minutes than a full semester.
One well-written prompt clears work that used to take me three nights.
That contrast is impossible to ignore.
Here is the part that keeps hitting me:
→ College gives structure, routine, and people who shape your life.
→ The internet gives speed, relevance, and the pressure to keep up.
Only one of those trains slows down.
And it is not the internet.
So the responsibility lands on us.
We have to accelerate ourselves.
We have to build skills that match the pace of the world, not the pace of the curriculum.
The students who win the next decade are not the ones who memorize the most.
They are the ones who adapt faster than the world changes.
And the world is changing every single week.
Do you ever feel like your degree is moving slower than everything around you?
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10 days ago
I don’t feel that way. A degree isn’t a race —> it’s a journey built at the right pace. While everything else seems fast, a degree gives structure, knowledge, and long-term value. Progress may not always look rapid, but every semester and every skill learned is a step forward. I’d rather move steadily toward something meaningful than rush into something unprepared.