If Skunk smell mated with venomous frog slime, the resulting spawn would be for-profit education. It is as toxic, mind-killing, and soul-crushing as its worst critics say. But, the problem isn't exclusive to for-profit education: anywhere students are treated like customers; anywhere "education" is offered in contracted time periods; anywhere student culture aims for the lowest possible minimal work to pass; anywhere Ph.D.-holding professors are devalued, paid scum wages, and given no support by their schools; ANYWHERE business goals supersede education goals so that students can pass courses without having had to exercise any critical thought, mastery of history, the English language, show an appreciation of art, literature, philosophy, or ethics--the same poisonous stench fouls society--creates anti-intellectual cult followers, and endangers the very planet.
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There is no such thing as for profit education. Publicly-held or private for profit companies that pass themselves off as a college or university are really performing instructor-led website maintenance and validation of customer effort. Learning is not measured nor is it desired. It is the greatest tragedy of the internet age.