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Re:Making universities obsolete by slowpoke on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @01:59PM (#3506110)
>I'm not convinced that academics are better qualified to predict the needs of society regards knowledge and education any more than the free market is.

On the contrary, I'm pretty sure the free market is the last thing qualified for that. It will always be a race to the bottom, and that's not something education should be.

Re:Making universities obsolete by jiggy2011 on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @02:29PM (#3506254)
I'm not sure I follow, a race to the bottom for whom? Students , Universities or Employers?
Re:Making universities obsolete by slowpoke on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @12:52PM (#3510782)
I'm talking about the "free market", which is a race to the bottom, which I really don't think anyone wants our education to become.