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What’s the point of paying for college, if you’re stuck behind a webcam? Yes, you can learn some things, but you can also learn it by just watching YouTube. T
by blackrock 7y ago
What’s the point of paying for college, if you’re stuck behind a webcam?
Yes, you can learn some things, but you can also learn it by just watching YouTube.
The whole point of being physically present in college, is to commingle with your peers. Because surely, you’re not going to make friends over Zoom. That’s just pretty damn lame.
Of course, you hope to sharpen a few skills, and learn a few more things in the 4 years, but just being present is part of the experience. But you’re definitely not going to make a life long friend over Zoom, as opposed to having beers or just chilling at a house party, after your midterms are done.
Colleges should offer online education for $1. It’s useful, but not quite the same.
- tester3 7y ago>What’s the point of paying for college, if you’re stuck behind a webcam? >Yes, you can learn some things, but you can also learn it by just watching YouTube. This relies on heavy assumptions. I recently had a few programming classes with lecturer who has 15 years of experience in industry and a lot of in academia Not only his lectures are at very good level - best practices, industry standards but also very fresh technology and additionally you have an opportunity to ask questions. It's not that easy to find this kind of materials on Youtube or even paid services. Youtube often covers topics briefly, so you have to try to find blogs of an actual experts.