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Old 12-11-2010, 12:52 PM   #18
footfootfoot
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I didn't realize there were any not for porfit colleges left. Even the SUNY system was run by MBAs. The biggest problem I saw/see was/is the use of adjuncts. An adjunct is only hired if the class is filled. The class is only filled if the adjunct is popular or an easy grader. To assure a contract the adjunct becomes sensitive to the demands of the students and not their educational needs.

One of the colleges I taught at still had students requesting a teacher who had been fired years before they (the requesting student) had even matriculated (such was her renown for an easy A)

I have a very dire view of education unless you are phenomenally wealthy. For most of us, you can get a better and more comprehensive education at the library and OTJ.
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