<p>A piece by Stanley Fish in the NYTimes</p>
<p>[Higher</a> Education’s Future: Discuss! - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Higher Education's Future: Discuss! - The New York Times”>Higher Education's Future: Discuss! - The New York Times)</p>
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<p>"we should regard them as yet-to-be-formed intellects " - it has been the practice…very unfortunately, brainwash has been a huge part of college education, I wish it was not…</p>
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<p>Miami- you have alluded to the brainwashing of college students on another thread,too, but I don’t think I’ve seen your explanation of what that is exactly. Are you referring to political thought? I’m curious what you mean, as you obviously feel strongly enough to mention this more than once.</p>
<p>skrlvr- as regards the future of higher education, my feelings are that the colleges that can please both constituencies will continue to thrive. There are many universities that embody both the Socratic and market model well. Most of the top universities fit into this dual model, imo. The important part of the discussion is how to contain costs. Everything else is a matter of how each institution sees its mission, for which there is room for a lot of variability and diversity.</p>