[Old Student]

I find it interesting that the system of education by lecture has survived this far into the modern world. For most of human history books have been expensive and hard to obtain; but that's no longer so. Adhering to the lecture system, where the student is obliged to attend classes that may or may not be available when he needs them seems, to my mind, to be an outmoded and wasteful way of doing things.

With something over 300 semester hours of college credits to my credit (or shame), I believe I must agree with you, at least somewhat. There ARE lecturers it's worth listening to, even today, though. Of course, we have recordings of many of those folks, now, too. ;) Google the Khan Academy, for a great example of lecture-on-demand. Especially if you have HS teenagers.

Oh, and I just LOVE your tagline!

Old Student

[jjotto]

Well, some of us would not be comfortable going to a medical doctor with a degree from a correspondence school.

Or a lawyer who knew law by reading all the required texts from Harvard Law but who never actually went there.