12-21-2008, 11:35 AM
Little Arminius Wrote:Is the DETC really second-rate?
DETC degrees are, by definition, obtained through distance learning, and only distance learning.
Having spent far too much of my life sitting on my ass in a classroom trying to stay awake while people who know even less than I do about the topic drone on and on, I really can't see any magic benefits that accrue from "traditional" B & M courses.
Personally I find that I learn a lot more when I can study in an environment of my own choosing and creation, get up and take a whiz when I need to, go get a sandwich when I'm hungry, turn on the radio and/or the stereo when the mood strikes, or just blow it off and go work out when I've had enough.
I don't see that my learning experience would be improved at all if I first had to fight traffic, try to find a parking place, wonder if thieves or vandals will select my vehicle for their attention today, dodge proselytes and perverts on the way to class, involuntarily listen to some deviant's political indoctrination disguised as part of the class, sit at a desk designed for a midget, rub elbows and make small talk with people to whom I wouldn't give the time of day otherwise, etc. etc.
Those with the multi-billion dollar endowments and owners of said bricks & mortar would have us believe that only the latter above-described experience constitutes the full measure of a true and valid education. I think not.
The fact is that when people cannot be herded, confined and detained they are less amenable to indoctrination, peer pressure and threats. It's easy to see why the purveyors of enforced political orthodoxy hate DETC.