That's definitely the correct analysis in the current environment. Hell, with online classes and the like, our whole educational paradigm is ripe for a complete reorganization all the way from Kindergarten on up. Homeschooling "pods" seems to be what things are converging on currently, so you get the benefit of social interaction and results over scores, but don't have the potentially toxic instructor-led mechanism that has corrupted our existing institutions.
But if anyone comes to me today, I'd not only tell them to steer clear of college, I'd tell them to run as quickly as possible in the opposite direction. It didn't used to (or have to) be that way, but we've reached a degree of Dogma Capture that the entire field of higher education is a lost cause.
Yeah, homeschooling is not what it used to be. They're getting together and getting a kind of "community education" going where different parents are teaching different topics based on expertise, or even full outside experts are being brought in to teach home-schooling classes on specialty topics that require more lab-work or advanced skills (like a chemistry class). It's no longer the parent throwing a book at the kid and hoping for the best.
but don't have the potentially toxic instructor-led mechanism that has corrupted our existing institutions.
I think there's always a risk for that, but I think that so long as there are enough parents involved, toxicity can be nipped in the bud quickly and someone else can be brought in, specifically because of how close the parents are to the actual subject matter and coursework.
But if anyone comes to me today, I'd not only tell them to steer clear of college, I'd tell them to run as quickly as possible in the opposite direction. It didn't used to (or have to) be that way, but we've reached a degree of Dogma Capture that the entire field of higher education is a lost cause.
I'm more worried about a full on collapse due to lack of technical skill. We're already at a point where it's important to get internships and certifications while in college, because the university system isn't preparing even straight A students for work and employment. If there's any industry (besides DIE) that's going to completely fucking implode in the next collapse, it's academia. It's lost it's very purpose.
I honestly don't encourage people to go into college unless they are trying to go into some specific field that would require it like law or medicine.
That's definitely the correct analysis in the current environment. Hell, with online classes and the like, our whole educational paradigm is ripe for a complete reorganization all the way from Kindergarten on up. Homeschooling "pods" seems to be what things are converging on currently, so you get the benefit of social interaction and results over scores, but don't have the potentially toxic instructor-led mechanism that has corrupted our existing institutions.
But if anyone comes to me today, I'd not only tell them to steer clear of college, I'd tell them to run as quickly as possible in the opposite direction. It didn't used to (or have to) be that way, but we've reached a degree of Dogma Capture that the entire field of higher education is a lost cause.
Yeah, homeschooling is not what it used to be. They're getting together and getting a kind of "community education" going where different parents are teaching different topics based on expertise, or even full outside experts are being brought in to teach home-schooling classes on specialty topics that require more lab-work or advanced skills (like a chemistry class). It's no longer the parent throwing a book at the kid and hoping for the best.
I think there's always a risk for that, but I think that so long as there are enough parents involved, toxicity can be nipped in the bud quickly and someone else can be brought in, specifically because of how close the parents are to the actual subject matter and coursework.
I'm more worried about a full on collapse due to lack of technical skill. We're already at a point where it's important to get internships and certifications while in college, because the university system isn't preparing even straight A students for work and employment. If there's any industry (besides DIE) that's going to completely fucking implode in the next collapse, it's academia. It's lost it's very purpose.