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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. These responses are pretty discouraging. I guess I'm an idealist and dream that college can be a place of exploration, critical thinking, lively peer discussions, debating ideas, and more.

I agree that there have always been a decent share of poor teachers at the college level and when I taught in a college setting was not a fan of the grade grubbing. And it's true that costs and competition are unreasonable. While the points in the article are valid, I think this is also a result of the stratification of our society into the haves and have-nots.

My kid wants a big school, but I'm trying to encourage them to still consider smaller ones where class sizes are better and you're more likely to know and talk to your professors and fellow students in class. [/quote]
There's been a whole paradigm shift about college in the past 30 years.  Your thinking is like what college was 70+ years ago when elites got a liberal arts degree and was able to get a good job with just such a degree because they didn't have competition from foreigners, minorities and women.

That ship has sailed a long time ago.[/quote]

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