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meh - one can argue with the advent of the internet the entire college system is a farce. College at this point is just for building your network and securing t
by xyst 7y ago
meh - one can argue with the advent of the internet the entire college system is a farce. College at this point is just for building your network and securing that “dream job” because employers like to check off those boxes instead of actually finding qualified applicants.
Although there is one thing that you can’t teach or learn which is having common sense or the ability to apply theories in practice.
- the8472 7y agoPeople still need motivation to learn. Just because the knowledge is available doesn't mean they'll ingest it on their own. College may provide a structured environment helping with that. Or in this case a different kind of motivation to learn.
- yellow_lead 7y agoI do think paying for something is a great motivator. When you pay for college, the risk of failing is you wasting your money. When you pay for therapy, the risk of not doing as the therapist suggests is you wasting your money as well. Of course, I dont think college needs to be on the "life-crippling debt" scale of payment for this to work.
- JCharante 7y agoAlthough online tutors/teachers are pretty effective since you usually don't make physical contact with your teachers but they still provide the motivation and structure. Oh, I suppose that's what an online degree is. You'd just have to work on making exams cheat resistant.
- chrismcb 7y agoWell you pointed out one reason a in person school is better than the internet. I think having a face to face teacher is a big help, plus students you can easily interact with helps as well. And shoot isn't that the whole point of college, to have a discourse? I think to many people attend college, and it is to expensive. But I don't think the internet has obviated the classroom.