Month: March 2017

  • Independent study, a replacement for college

    There are many things wrong with higher education today, as I’ve argued on this blog. It’s way too expensive.  The amount of bureaucratic overhead is simply ridiculous. The focus on education as vocational training has deeply undercut appreciation and practice of the liberal arts. It has become too business-oriented, meaning that ratings by the customer—the students—count for…

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