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> a "consumer-based approach" to higher education That has to be another problem.
by manux 15y ago
> a "consumer-based approach" to higher education
That has to be another problem.
- _delirium 15y agoI actually think it'd be a good idea for education to become more learner-driven, but I agree it isn't a good idea without more changes. When you combine "consumer-based" education with an education system that is heavily oriented towards just-get-the-credentials, that's what makes it unworkable, because then what the customer really wants is just the credential ASAP. For learner-driven education to work, the learner (or "consumer" if we must) has to genuinely have things they want to learn, along the lines of what constructionist education, Montessori, unschooling, hacker culture, etc. try to aim for.