"I'm sorry, but the conceit here flagrantly disregards modern reality. Learning is easier now than it's ever been. People don't need to give undivided attention

"I'm sorry, but the conceit here flagrantly disregards modern reality. Learning is easier now than it's ever been. People don't need to give undivided attention to professors anymore. Kids today can listen with one ear, read with one eye... Do their research with one tab and chat on Facebook with another" Not really. His point was that the act of learning hasn't really changed, and he's right. Undivided attention is still needed for most learning intensive tasks. I even see many posts here on HN about not being able to concentrate on business task X or Y because a person is surfing the net too often (I'm guilty of it too). If you spread yourself too thin, you won't really learn much of anything. "I think Universities need to realize their systems do not suit young people. And that's their fault." Technology should be used to supplement learning and make it more efficient (IE: e-learning, etc). But it's not a complete replacement for it. There still are no shortcuts to success. If a young person can't handle this, maybe they should go into the trades instead.