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The "Walmartization" of Higher Education. Experts predict 25% of colleges will fail in the next 20 years.

Really, really poor leadership. Trying to run educational institutions like businesses. Seeing human capitol as just mere cogs to push out product (knowledge is not a product, it's a process) Too, too much focus on sports, rankings, and research rather than education.

I've got 8 more years until I retire. I hope I have a job that long. It's depressing.... 😟

linxminx 8 Sep 11
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Yes, I know a retired, he did that 3 years ago, Math professor and one of the things he has told me is that while he was still teaching and gave the same tests he gave 20/25 years ago he would have been given a stern talk or worse.

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With what they charge for tuition, books, parking and student fees? No way!

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My third child goes to a small liberal arts school in VT. They are merging with a college in Connecticut in order to survive. They are gender non-binary, and they fit it very well and have thrived in VT (doing great academically, working in campus, RA , head of the student body). I hope and hope and hope the college holds thing together enough for them to graduate. They are a junior now.

It is so sad - the declining enrollments and perceived lack of value of education that we have now.

Ohub Level 7 Sep 12, 2019
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On the bright side, quite a few of those failing will be "faith-based" so-called colleges.

That certainly is the bright side!

@linxminx Many are small liberal arts college that cannot compete in the truly bizarre higher ed "market" -- I do not understand how tuition can be so much higher than when I went to college?!

@linxminx Thanks! I teach high school and largely seniors. So I see the stress of the application process and then the fallout when the decisions come out. The application process drives everything my students do in high school - largely designed to get into highly selective colleges. Although I can (correctly) say they will get into a college and a good one at that, it does not reduce the stress they feel as they see the stats on how few are selected. In terms of cost, I see how much they spend on getting ready to go to college - the tutors (even those doing well get tutors!), the outside activities, volunteering, ... all to build up their resume, even at the expense of their classes. Since paying the tuition bill is in the future, I do not see that stress as directly -- except that they need to see the financial aid offers, too often after they need to decide where they are going. Thanks again!

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