Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1399078, member: 1423"]
You argued that 4 year programs should be eliminated in favor of 2 year programs, which consist pretty much of VOCATIONAL degrees and technical training. To me, that means you consider 4 year programs (liberal arts, as an example) inferior or expendable. I pointed out the reasons why I disagree.

You also said that on-campus education is part of a "[B]bygone[/B] [B]era[/B]". This couldn't be farther from the truth, as the articles (and statistics) I cited indicate.

You touted "U of Phoenix". Online degrees might be popular, but who are they really helping? The CEO's making big profits, or the graduates with useless degrees (per the 60 minutes piece). Again, I agree that the internet has a place in modern education ... so it's not like I'm vilifying all online learning. Clearly it is popular and useful in certain subject areas (e.g., math) for some students. But there's a limit, and the availability of the internet does not mean that traditional ways of post-secondary instruction are "bygone' (far from it).

[B]the days of isolation to campus as the only viable RELEVANT vehicle for education have become part of the by gone era

schools like the u of phoenix and many others thrive.

my vision for suny would be to enhance an already excellent cc system, scale back some of the 4yr campuses to 2yr upper division. and establish premier core of schools of excellence at SELECTED campuses[/B]
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?