Honestly, if you don't know that many US universities suffer from the dual problems of overpopulation and under-investment in undergraduate pedagogy, the conce

Honestly, if you don't know that many US universities suffer from the dual problems of overpopulation and under-investment in undergraduate pedagogy, the concept of weeder courses would seem wholly counterintuitive. It's pragmatic, but at the same time because it mostly benefits those who go into the class already knowing the content, so at some point you wonder if degrees are slowly just becoming glorified certification programs.