… tries to protect his school from becoming affiliated with Click-Thru U. He will lose this fight, but how good of him to wage it.
[Western Governor’s University] does not offer a college education. A college education is about going through a process that leaves students transformed. That’s why it takes time. Learning is hard — brain research demonstrates that real learning requires students to struggle with difficult material under the consistent guidance of good teachers. WGU denies students these opportunities. In fact, its advertisements pander to prospective students by offering them credit for what they already know rather than promising to teach them something new.
By giving students opportunities to take courses in the arts and sciences, college prepares graduates for more than just their jobs. College graduates are expected to be capable of making sense of the social, political, economic and scientific challenges facing their country and world. Unlike at WGU, our college students do more than fulfill a small set of technical competencies. They become thoughtful citizens and human beings…
April 4th, 2011 at 1:48PM
yep better to go down fighting.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/an-anti-college-backlash/73214/