Academic software is notoriously hard to get right. Every school does things slightly differently and has a slightly different culture from other schools. Sad

Academic software is notoriously hard to get right. Every school does things slightly differently and has a slightly different culture from other schools. Sadly, the people who are in the best position to design good course management software -- the students themselves -- are also the least trusted for the task (and also tend to be less reliable as workers, given the realities of being a student). What really saddens me is when a school does design its software in house, then throws that away and buys Blackboard or whatever else.