<p>There are good schools out there. There are some really great schools out there too. The problem isn’t the schools it is the system. And the effects of the system can be seen all the way up to the top ranked schools where the students have been trained to take test after test after test. It doesn’t mean they are learning anything it just means they can test well. And then on the other end of the spectrum, the majority of universities, are where most of the unmotivated students are. The thing is it isn’t their fault, it’s the systems fault for making college a vocational degree. Another credential to check mark on your resume. What is so horrendous is that in meantime by making it a credential the value of a degree is almost completely diminished. Thus, all college has become is a 4 year party experience and colleges, just like businesses, have responded to what the students demand= having a fun time and spending their parents money.</p>
<p>If it was up to me I would kick 90% of the students off the campus. Then I would get rid of GPAs and the campus administration and bureaucracy. Sounds harsh, but how else is learning going to be made “prestigious” again? Let’s face it, not everyone is destined to become a scholar. You can’t send everyone to football camp and make them professional football players.</p>
<p>If anyone <em>really</em> wants to learn they can simply go on the internet but the only problems to that are being able to support themselves in the form of a job or career. That is my biggest problem right now, and I am scared to death because the notion is if I don’t have a degree then I will have to compete with others for a job as a janitor or McDonald’s employee.</p>