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Re:Interest surges in top colleges, while struggling ones sc... by curiousllama on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:46AM (#26238593)
Yea, but we don't need the large-college-campus model for education for its own sake. As far as I can tell, the social focus of those institutions actually _hinders_ education (even as it supports social & emotional growth, networking, etc., which all serve the secondary purposes of campus-colleges).

In terms of education for its own sake, why is Coursera insufficient? Or Youtube? Or, for that matter, book clubs?

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Re:Interest surges in top colleges, while struggling ones sc... by the_only_law on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:19PM (#26239917)
I imagine for many subjects, great benefit comes from the probably millions of dollars worth of equipment you get access to.

EDIT: didn’t see GPs caveat.

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