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There's more to this: it used to be that a college degree carried with it something of a soft guarantee that the student could achieve a baseline level of work

There's more to this: it used to be that a college degree carried with it something of a soft guarantee that the student could achieve a baseline level of work on their own. This acted as a useful filter for employers. If cheating runs rampant that filter becomes meaningless, and once the student has successfully cheated their way into the work force, their incompetence can (depending on field) do very real damage to the lives of others. Because of this, there will always be considerable pressure to detect cheating and remove offending parties from the program, be that the students copying answers from the internet, or the institutions failing to detect the problem before handing out a degree.

buscoquadnary 4y ago
A college degree used to signal competence. Now it signals you have the ability to show up and avoid doing something to get kicked out for 4 years. I feel we'd probably get the same value to society if we just made grades 9-12 optional. It would remove the people that don't want to be there, improve the quality of instruction, and college would actually be a meaningful achievement so we no longer have requirements for entry level jobs to require a Master's degree.
- sarchertech 4y ago
  In many states school is already optional after age 16.