> tenured professors who were internationally renowned experts in their
> field. from what i've heard, that was normal. neither of my parents
> attended a class with more than fifty students, or took a class taught
> entirely by a TA or graduate student. my own experience was entirely
This is primarily true in Universities. I tought in a state
college and there were only two rooms in the entire school that could
hold more than 35 students. That's the norm in most colleges. The real
problem is parents, not students. Parents want there progeny to go to
big name Universities. Most students (SATs under 1300) would be much
better server at samller schools where teaching, as opposed to research,
is valued.
> my grouch is that the person who can make a contemporary college education
> meaningful is very nearly self-taught. that kind of person could receive
> nearly as much benefit from reading a couple dozen books on the subject at
> hand.
Why not turn that knowledge into a degree in a non-traditional
school?
Urb
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