One explanation of the possible higher education crisis could be that we simply have higher expectations. The world is moving faster and our education system ha

One explanation of the possible higher education crisis could be that we simply have higher expectations. The world is moving faster and our education system hasn't caught up. Our grandparents typically stayed with the same company for decades, but we change jobs every couple years. Not only are we changing companies, we're changing skill sets. New competencies emerge and vanish in the course of years, not centuries. This is a very new development. Were universities always a mediocre way to get an education? By today's standards - yes. The thing is, "mediocre" is a relative term.