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mike_c

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8. we're hearing that same nonsense as justification for privatization of the California St. University

Reply to white_wolf (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 08:30 PM

Feb 2012

Charlie Reed is all over that nonsense. He wants partnership with the Western Governor's University, an online diploma mill that has "mentors" rather than professors, and where curriculum design is described as "a product management function" that "course mentors" are not involved with. I kid you not. Everything is for-profit in America.

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Welcome to the future of higher education. "a competitive consumer-driven-market..." [View all] white_wolf Feb 2012 OP

consumer driven = providing the service of printing degree certificates for those who can pay enki23 Feb 2012 #1

^THAT^ nt hifiguy Feb 2012 #2

I'm taking 'classes' at KhanAcadamy and The Open University for free Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2012 #3

The Khan academy is really cool... THANK YOU..... WCGreen Feb 2012 #6

I am not a corporation Newest Reality Feb 2012 #4

Sadly, our educational institutions are increasingly "profit" motivated and oriented. infidel dog Feb 2012 #5

Each student now has a dollar amount on their back. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #7

we're hearing that same nonsense as justification for privatization of the California St. University mike_c Feb 2012 #8

On top of what I posted above the school is also going to spend millions on a new studen center... white_wolf Feb 2012 #9