This fits in somewhat with the earlier discussion about Scott Adams on How to get real education (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2426459 http://news.ycombi

This fits in somewhat with the earlier discussion about Scott Adams on How to get real education (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2426459 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2426459). Instead of learning students "to remember what art looked like just in case anyone asked", they should learn skills that requires them to acquire knowledge. Sure a lot of education 'fakes' this by focusing on projects, but what useful skills can you honestly acquire in 10 weeks when your attention has to be divided over just as many courses?