Honestly I feel that those that are desirous for knowledge and want to become a well-rounded and get a liberal education are the ones that are going to go out a

Honestly I feel that those that are desirous for knowledge and want to become a well-rounded and get a liberal education are the ones that are going to go out and learn and gather knowledge regardless of whether or not they went to school. Whereas those that view college as a tool of securing employment complain about the classes and feel they are a waste of time, resulting in them not getting much out of it anyway. I agree teachers are important, but does a teacher have to be someone that sits and lectures in a classroom? If I am interested in OS theory I can join the Linux mailing list, ask questions on Linux development forums, heck if I ask a good question I may even have Linus himself take a minute to respond to my question. Beyond that from my understanding many of the "teachers" at the college level are Grad students assigned to teach a class and that professors view it as a chore. Not that I am totally against teachers or traditional education, I just think that one can acquire all of the benefits of a liberal education without ever needing to set foot in a classroom in this day and age.