Saturday, April 15

Brick 'n' Mortar Schools Are Going Away


 Some of you can only learn, if you have an teacher, instructor, or professor SPOON FEED you what you need to know...  and yet, you will need to be teaching yourself something for the rest of your life simply because technology changes our society and lifestyles.


Most schools are NON PROFITS, but even so, they are allowed to generate as much money as they can as long as they do not pay their board members a salary.


Conseuently, more and more schools are being managed by those Presidents who have some sort of a business background or experience.


One of the best ways to increase revenue and reduce costs is to remove the actual school buildings and put all the classes ONLINE.  Schools still have to hire professors for the classes and course designers and graphics specialists but it is still cheaper than a building, dorms, and a cafeteria.


COVID taught many educational administrators that buildings were no longer necessary and while that is a bitter pill to swallow, once it is mixed with the waters of profits, it becomes much easier.


ONLINE learning is filled with opportunities for students to cheat or get someone else to take the class for them.  There is no way of telling if a student has an open textbook during the exam or not.  There is no way of telling if that student is actually doing the work or not.  

Online classes are labor intensive with lots of reading and writing but does nothing to prove that knowledge has been transfered.  

Group projects are difficult to monitor to ensure everyone is working.  Meeting are difficult as students can be from all over the world, therefore meeting times will not be convenient to all.


I would not be surprised to hear in the next 3-5 years, that there will be no need for college at all.  Students find their own way to teach themselves a subject or many subjects...  Then, they must show up in person to take an online compentency test in order to acquire their degree.


This is the process for IT certifications and it works exceptionally well.


This same process could be used for:

  • Doctors
  • Surgeons
  • Lawyers
  • Dentists
  • CPAs
  • Engineers
  • Pilots
  • Teachers


Isn't it also interesting to note that these are the same jobs that will be replaced by AI/ROBOTS?

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