When I was in grad school, a friend of mine proposed that we should simply give everyone a bachelor's degree immediately upon receipt of four-years tuition from them. Then were would say, "By the way, we are offering a wide array of courses here, and you are invited to take any of them you would like over the next four years."
This system would solve many problems. To address Deborah's question first, the graduation rate would instantly be 100%. It would also enable courses to rise markedly in quality, because only those who really wanted to be there would take them. Of course, the degrees would be worthless, but governments don't seem to much care about that anyway. :-) Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================= On 2013-01-15, at 9:21 AM, Deborah S. Briihl wrote: > > > > > > > Hello! A new rule was put into place in Georgia that now funds colleges and > universities based on graduation rates (rather than number of students). It > has put our university in an absolute frantic mess. Our graduation rates, > from what I understand, stink. I know this model is used in other states. Can > others comment on the kinds of changes that they saw at their university? > > Deborah Briihl, PhD > Dept. of Psychology and Counseling > Valdosta State University > 229-333-5994 > [email protected] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=23004 > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > or send a blank email to > leave-23004-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23011 or send a blank email to leave-23011-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
