Not the right analogy, but the article is mostly on point--higher education is in the process of being "unbundled". > I need no convincing of the value of camp

Not the right analogy, but the article is mostly on point--higher education is in the process of being "unbundled". > I need no convincing of the value of campus life and in-classroom education. I recognize that online platforms can’t perfectly replace what we deliver on campus. But they can fulfill key pieces of our core mission and reach many more students, of all ages and economic backgrounds, at a far lower cost. > Our industry has been so stable for so long that we’ve conflated our model with our mission. The author then rhetorically asks what the mission actually is, and answers with > As educators, we strive to create opportunities for as many students as possible to discover and develop their talents, and to use those talents to make a difference in the world. which sounds good and all but seems pretty far removed from the sausage that is actually being made on college campuses. I, for one, am looking forward to see what new models arise over the next couple decades and I hope my child has a wider variety of options than I did.