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Re:Is it time to return to the medieval way of life on colle... by atgm on Thursday January 27, 2011 @10:05PM (#2150613)
I think that a more ascetic way of life would be good for many people, myself included -- when I get away from everything, it gives me time to think and refresh myself.

On the other hand, the article seems to be going in a more insular direction, which I absolutely cannot agree with. Universities and colleges need to teach as a part of the world, not from ivory towers. The biggest problem with my alma mater is that it's very isolated geographically and that created a "bubble" where outside events didn't really penetrate beyond sports or a few political interest groups.

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Re:Is it time to return to the medieval way of life on colle... by Alex3917 on Thursday January 27, 2011 @10:53PM (#2150725)
I think the ideal solution would be to adopt the deep springs model, where students do two years of monastic liberal arts education as described, and then finish off at a research university. I would have greatly preferred this over the actual college experience.
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