Brad wrote:
> ... David Noble's fear of "Digital
> Diploma Mills" . . .shows gaping holes in
> his ability to construct a
> logical argument...
but then we read Brad's 'logical argument'
undercutting the flaws of Noble's writing:
>It wasn't pleasant. It
> wasn't persuasive. And it
> seemed to indicate a very different
> attitude--an immoral
> attitude...
But the above is not an argument--it is assertion
followed up with a loaded term.
I disagree with many details of Noble's argument
and I do think he is being merely speculative in
what he writes.
But as I work within the California State
University system--which is attempting to be in
the cutting edge of the sort of thing Noble is
concerned with--much of what Noble writes seems
reasonable and possible. While the CSU will be
unlikely to achieve what it wants, it is certainly
trying its best to reduce the skill input (and
cost) in the production of college degrees.
Things are undoubtedly different in the University
of California system.
Eric
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