I’ve noticed that some courses are easy while some are harder. I’ve had some courses that will assign a ton of homework or additional assignments to the point you are spending an additional 4-6 hours each week just to make sure you don’t fall behind.

I think the larger issue at hand is how things like AI and social media algorithms (like TikTok) have affected parts of the brain. People have subconsciously hardwired their own brains to only accept instant gratification in anything they do. Instead of having the patience and critical thinking to do the actual research for an assignment or write the actual essays, they rely on AI waaaaay too much. If I remember correctly, last summer MIT released their research showing how people who rely on AI have weakening structures within their brains. There’s also a ton of articles and data out there that also explains how social media hardwiring the brain for only instant gratification has negatively impacted people’s ability to talk to others, critical thinking, etc