Lower cost through fewer course per degree
For all the idiots out there. Semesters were 18 weeks in the 60s. No extra charges for taking more than 18 credits. No tuition hikes yearly but that was because there were few if any loans. Higher ed recognizes that if they raise the cost the loan availability goes up. It's a vicious circle caused by the government and higher ed. It's total bullshit. I was involved in higher ed from 68 to 2012 as student, staff, and prof. I continually chided my students NOT to borrow.
We've already had minimally double grade inflation since the 1950s and someone "earning" an "A" today might not have been a "C" student 60 yrs ago. And "B" students today were "C" 25 yrs ago. Students of today are ignorant of too much. Google isn't an answer. As it has always been 99% of what is on the net is absolute garbage. What students need today is broader, more extensive education which will require MORE hours not fewer. But then the IDIOTS running our higher ed institutions also haven't a clue.
We need more rigorous education. We need government out of the education business. Government involvment is about control. Loan the money, buy the vote. There are no altruistic government agents or agencies. It's the Robinhood fallacy. Steal from those who have to buy the support of those who do not. And why don't the havenots have? Because for the most part they are lazy, ignorant, useless beings who refuse to put out the effort to move forward.
