The university system has turned into some combination of a credentialing racket, an indoctrination camp, and a country club. The sooner the whole thing collapses under its own weight the better.
Re >> credentialing racket - I agree. This is an aspect of higher education that's made me sad for some time. I've seen too many college-aged kids who's perception of University is that it's simply the way "to get a good job with good pay". I've known the engineers who gripe about taking a history class, or history students who gripe about taking a math class, etc... Not everyone, but more than I'd hope.
Excellent point! The problem is that systems like this that received government funding never die... Too many politicians support them in return for votes.
My kids will be doing a combination of apprenticeships and online learning instead of universities in the US.
