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Re:University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online... by coffeecat on Thursday June 11, 2020 @10:34PM (#23495421)
But isn't this abstract notion of improvement supposed to be the entire point of education? It feels to me like education's purpose is undermined by its role as a prerequisite for a middle-class career. "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."
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Re:University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online... by themodelplumber on Thursday June 11, 2020 @10:38PM (#23495448)
Abstract or not, it's completely qualitative / subjective. Easy to argue. Very easy. Try it: Pick a specific, abstract notion, name the institution, and talk to the students.
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