I don't. I don't believe that this older group of people known as a faculty whom make up a department really give two shits whether or not their words and metho

I don't. I don't believe that this older group of people known as a faculty whom make up a department really give two shits whether or not their words and methods are really teaching me something or not. This is a harsh generalization, but unfortunately as much as I don't want to believe it, I've found truer more often than not. Human communication is hard, it's even harder when your terms of agreement is in the form of a syllabus. I don't mean to undermine some of the finest minds I've ever encountered in real-life, I'm just saying that more often than not, the people who do take it upon themselves to know is hardly worth the modern student's money or time. This is simply proven given what the web has become; I've made more meaningful connections by actively participating in what other people are working than I'll ever make in any formal arrangement for the rest of my life. The problem is in how we reassure ourselves, since we often rely on these tried-and-true techniques that aren't really measuring anything of value other than who originally did it and why. Self-directed learners don't fit into the modern University's model. In short, I don't believe in universities because I think we don't have a real way to hold these institutions accountable given all the money we give them. I put most of my faith in the people who don't believe in these monolithic institutions and instead believe that there must be a better way.