<p>One of the most salient points in that article is that class size matters a lot. Quite a few schools still have some sort of general education requirement, in which the courses, while on the surface perhaps looking like distribution requirements, are nonetheless general education in the sense that the courses deal with issues that are not part of the specific training in a major. But IMO the only way this can work well is if there is ample opportunity for class discussion and debate, not large lectures.</p>