[neverevergiveup]

This would be the very best thing to happen to the nation, and I say this as someone who has been in academics most of my life. Academics is broken. Horribly broken. It's become ‘Hollywood’ for those narcissists who don't have other avenues to fulfill their narcissistic need. That's the absolute and indisputable truth, and it's the most narcissistic, ruthless, and unethical people who too often wind up climbing the hierarchy in academia. We can fix this, but it's going to require head to head competition with the existing system. Ultimately, online ‘universities’ without ‘bricks and mortar’ expenses can and will win this battle.

[dsc]

“Ultimately, online ‘universities’ without ‘bricks and mortar’ expenses can and will win this battle.”

I have a question about that. How is one to confirm that the students have learned the material, and more, that they understand it well enough to apply it in the real world?

I have taken some correspondence-type courses, in the military and the private sector, and it seemed like it would be impossible to fail whether one learned anything or not.

It always felt to me like taking an “open-book test” with unlimited time.

[az wildkitten]

1977 U of AZ College of Nursing Grad. Worked my way through starting at Micky D’s followed by Nursing Assistant at night. The leftist indoctrination was very strong in Nursing and required undergrad requirements. I managed to work 20 to 30 hours a week, graduated at the top of my class of 200+, and was selected Student Nurse of the Year in the state (All schools including ASU, NAU and numerous community college programs). Not bragging, it wasn’t that hard to fool the ELITE.

[TeddyRay]

Covid is also shutting down the K-12 public schools - at least temporarily so
here in Fairfax County they won’t be able to roll out this years new social justice agenda- this year it was going to be BLM. At the very least, it will have to be deferred.

[A Navy Vet]

Thanks for your input, and I agree.