Francis Marion University

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Education (This Major's Salary over time)
I have completed at this school a BA and will be finishing my MA in about a year. Practically, I don't know any other university other than FMU, which I attended religiously for over 5 years. While here, I have experienced so much struggle that I was able to overcome every time and thought it was important to fit in. They like to keep you in, but also constantly threatening you. So, as a devout Christian and grew up to accept whatever is thrown at me, I have never challenged anyone. Unfortunately, I found most of FMU faculty and staff unhelpful, arrogant, or self absorbed. After attending EdTech 2006 in Myrtle Beach, I was shocked to find out about all the technology of education that I have been missing. At FMU, you are lucky to see a projector twice a year. They keep you busy in meaningless and archaic activities all the time. So, if you work hard and get an A, you are no better than those who get lower grades. Because, you are not learning anything new and you are not practicing with new technology to solve situations. At FMU, you are kept away from the World. If your professors are inadequate and you have no access to resources, you have no chance to succeed. These ideas that came to my head got me depressed about my entire experience at FMU. I felt cheated and embarrassed for not getting it until it is too late. I didn't know even about this site until someone mentioned it to me at the conference.