Forum Conversations: Interesting video about modern education

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Interesting video about modern education

Interesting video about how quickly our world is changing--

When I graduate I will have a job that doesn't exist today

1 comment:

robby said...: It's pretty cool. It makes me really grateful to be in the Honors Program where 100% of my professors know my name (and 20% know how to spell it correctly). I think technology alienates the student. So many want to go to these giant universities (Usually because of successful sports teams) and they slowly lose their souls as they integrate and conform to a system that is designed like a factory; pumping out degrees one after the other.; 9/30/2009 3:33 PM

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