Not included in the extensive list of objections is the fact that any redefinition of the semester schedule would meet gigantic political resistance. Colleges

Not included in the extensive list of objections is the fact that any redefinition of the semester schedule would meet gigantic political resistance. Colleges have been doing that lecture-homework-exam thing for centuries now, and they're not going to change just because it doesn't work and some guy on a blog has pointed out an obviously better way. Really, the current system does work. It just works somewhat poorly. But well enough to get stuff done. As bad as U.S. universities are, they are the envy of the world, and their list of accomplishments is truly vast and magnificent. That's why there would be so much resistance. The political battle might take ten years or more of relentless effort, and still might not dislodge "the first mover". As usual, marketing trumps engineering.