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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
I'm not sure what its like up in Canada, but down here in the states, it's only getting worse. One of the schools I adjunct for online has just recently changed one of their capstone classes, which was writing heavy, to a class where all content is delivered and assignments submitted through recorded voice content. This is a disturbing trend where writing skills are being shelved, because it puts too much stress on the student and creates too many opportunities for failure. Another school recently killed off remedial classes for similar reasons. To me, we're not doing these students any favors and are regressing to the lowest denominator, setting the stage for the Idiocracy prophesy to become reality.
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Very bizarre.
Writing, at least the technical/professional kind, is all about practice.
To add to my point about personal fulfillment, the internet has changed the need for that. Prior to the internet is you wanted to learn about a subject you went to an encyclopedia, which typically had 1-2 paragraphs on a subject.
Now you can gain near endless information on a subject from the internet. Is a history degree as useful, when an amateur with passion for the subject can learn more in a week on YouTube?
If anything the internet has created an avenue for those with knowledge in a specific field to create themselves employment, by being the person who created the YouTube videos.
I've stated this in other threads, it's an absurdity that Canada has to import skilled laborers, but we have a vast excess of university graduates. All to do with the attitude that getting a degree makes you a better person that "blue collar" worker.
Once again, with the access to information the internet provides, you no longer need to rely on university to be "cultured".