What could be the purpose of the author in General? x ENRICHMENT 2The Problems (And Solutions) of Higher EducationThe Problems (AndJacob Ruytenbook1- Earlier this year, I was accepted to the George Washington University LawSchool. It was a school I had been dying to go to, with the top LLM programin the nation for lawyers looking to specialize in government procurement-and GW had all of the things that I wanted in a university: a prime locationin Washington, D.C., a network of well-connected professionals in the federalgovernment, and, at least for the program I wanted to attend the best list ofthinkers and educators in the field of government procurement.vt.2- I couldn't wait to begin. After four years of working in the field as a professionallawyer, I was itching to deepen my knowledge in a subject area that I loved.3- But, when it came time to fork over the cash, it dawned on me that I couldn'tafford it and still enjoy the life that I currently live. Tuition for the programtotaled $42,072 over two years, part-time4- More student loans were the last thing I wanted. Maybe if I were younger orjobless I would have had less of a hesitation to take out more loans. If thatPURPOSIVE COMMUNICATIONwere the case, I could have justified more school (and student loans) as thesafe harbor to ride out the storm of a bad economy But that isn't the case.5- Our close friends half-jokingly refer to their student loan payment the beachhouse because it's about the same size payment as you'd expect a beachhouse to have. I have a family to support that means daycare, a mortgagecar payments. Adding a beach house of student loans was the last thing Iwanted to do.6- So I began to look for other solutions to fulfill my desire to learn and grow, butfor a fraction of the price.7. The more I looked the more I began to notice problems facing highereducation and the more I felt a growing need to do something about t8- Below, I've identified what I believe are three big problems facing highereducation today and three possible solutions to fix themProblem: Education is not the focus of many universites9 When I was an undergrad at Florida State University. I remember seeing at-shirt that read "We're a drinking school with a football problem10- That t-shirt captures the approach of many colleges and universities todayUniversities are in the business of selling a lifestyle, prestige, and status. Andthey invest in things that increase their competitiveness in these areas11- According to Kevin Carey, the Director of Education Policy at the NewEducation structureAmerica Foundation, major spending at universities includes infrastructureinvesting in classroomsadministration, scholarships, and sports teams-but investing in classroomsand professors, which could actually impact student learning, isn't on this listisn't on this listIt's a sign that education is secondary to other interests.Solution: Connect teachers directly with students through a digital marketplace12- Love the teacher hate the system. So change ..13- Teachers are focused on facilitating quality education even if the universitesthat employ them are not14- So how do we connect teachers and students without costly university15 The answer is a digital marketplace where students and teachers find eachother online.PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION16- The digital education marketplace does not require expensive physicalinfrastructure. There are no sports teams to support, no administration,no scholarships. It's just teachers and students finding each other the 21stcentury way-over the web.17. To some extent, MOOCs have begun this process. But MOOCs are cozywith, and in many cases part of, a university. So there is reason to doubt theirability to avoid the burden of the overhead that universities will eventually layon them.18- And this education marketplace is good for teachers too. A digital marketplacethat connects students and teachers directly will• Reward teachers financially for creating great courses. Incentivize teachers to create innovate with new learning environments. Attract new teachers to the field of teaching who would otherwise goelsewhereProblem: The four-year degree is too long and too expensive19- College shouldn't begin with a two-year extension of high school. But itdoes.20- Universities refer to this as a general education requirement-a series ofcourses taken to develop a broad base of general knowledge outside of one'schosen major. These are often defended as a way to broaden students withskills to make them better members of society.21 But here is what they really are: a cash cow-and an expensive and timeconsuming extension of high school. They're a way to extend the revenuestream of the university22- With the average college graduate in the class of 2011 having over $26,000in student loans, when will we say enough is enough? When will we ditch thefour-year degree?Solution: A virtual curriculum based on my needs as a student23- I believe that we must get rid of general education requirements and makethem what they ought to be optional electives.24- Doing so would sharply reduce the credit hours required for a bachelorsdegree and as a result, reduce the cost of college and the amount of moneyborrowed by students.PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION25- Once we've cut the fat from the curriculum by removing general educationrequirements, the remaining classes should be taken virtually through virtualclassrooms. I'm talking about real, live virtual classrooms that are in manyrespects, as capable and dynamic as their physical counterparts. With multiwayvideo, video study groups, and social media integration, the virtual classroom oftoday and tomorrow is nothing like the virtual classroom of yesterday26 In fact, these virtual classrooms will better prepare stually in light ofthe businessIn light ofworld, where more and more business is being conducted virtually.the affordability crisis today, virtual classrooms should be the norm, not theexception.Problem: University learning is linear, one size fits all27- Universities have a linear learning model. You must follow a curriculum. Startat point A, end at point B. Check the boxes and get the degree.28- A typical university education is linear-teacher focused, not student focusedThe process of learning is a controlled by the teacher, just as the process ofgetting a degree is controlled by the university.29- The problem is that linear learning is expensive, both in terms of money andin time. As a student, the path to a degree is set. Student choice is available.but mostly limited to electives. In the classroom, lectures are a "one-size-fits-25- Once we've cut the fat from the curriculum by removing general educationrequirements, the remaining classes should be taken virtually through virtualclassrooms. I'm talking about real, live virtual classrooms that are in manyrespects, as capable and dynamic as their physical counterparts. With multiwayvideo, video study groups, and social media integration, the virtual classroom oftoday and tomorrow is nothing like the virtual classroom of yesterday.26- In fact, these virtual classrooms will better prepare students for the businessworld, where more and more business is being conducted virtually. In light ofthe affordability crisis today, virtual classrooms should be the norm, not theexception.Problem: University learning is linear, one size fits all27- Universities have a linear learning model. You must follow a curriculum. Startat point A, end at point B. Check the boxes and get the degree.28- A typical university education is linear-teacher focused, not student focusedThe process of learning is a controlled by the teacher, just as the process ofgetting a degree is controlled by the university.29- The problem is that linear learning is expensive, both in terms of money andin time. As a student, the path to a degree is set. Student choice is available.but mostly limited to electives. In the classroom, lectures are a "one-size-fits-all approach to learning. There is no tailoring to individual learning styles orinterests.30- This makes higher education more expensive than it needs to be. It's notonly the cost of tuition-the cost of housing, food, and transportation for theduration of the college experience adds up to compound the problems of thelinear model.Solution: Self-directed learning31 Students learn better when they control their experience. We can empowerstudents by giving them choice in the classes they choose and in how theywish to learn.32- Marketplaces are the epitome of self-expression. They allow for personalexpression without the heavy hand of an entity who thinks it knows better.33- And marketplaces are key for self-directed learning to take place. Studentschoose what they want to learn, when they want to learn it. With teachersy want to learcompeting for students, teachers will innovate and students will choose totake classes from the best teachersPURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION34 The low-cost delivery of virtual classrooms means education doesn't have tocost an arm and a leg or 20 years of debt. And teachers can make a greatliving teaching classes.35 This open learning model puts the student at the center of education, not theuniversity.36- Together, these three solutions deliver the holy grail of education: they makeeducation more affordable for students and more profitable for teachers.

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What could be the purpose of the author in General? x ENRICHMENT 2The Problems (And Solutions) of Higher EducationThe Problems (AndJacob Ruytenbook1- Earlier this year, I was accepted to the George Washington University LawSchool. It was a school I had been dying to go to, with the top LLM programin the nation for lawyers looking to specialize in government procurement-and GW had all of the things that I wanted in a university: a prime locationin Washington, D.C., a network of well-connected professionals in the federalgovernment, and, at least for the program I wanted to attend the best list ofthinkers and educators in the field of government procurement.vt.2- I couldn't wait to begin. After four years of working in the field as a professionallawyer, I was itching to deepen my knowledge in a subject area that I loved.3- But, when it came time to fork over the cash, it dawned on me that I couldn'tafford it and still enjoy the life that I currently live. Tuition for the programtotaled $42,072 over two years, part-time4- More student loans were the last thing I wanted. Maybe if I were younger orjobless I would have had less of a hesitation to take out more loans. If thatPURPOSIVE COMMUNICATIONwere the case, I could have justified more school (and student loans) as thesafe harbor to ride out the storm of a bad economy But that isn't the case.5- Our close friends half-jokingly refer to their student loan payment the beachhouse because it's about the same size payment as you'd expect a beachhouse to have. I have a family to support that means daycare, a mortgagecar payments. Adding a beach house of student loans was the last thing Iwanted to do.6- So I began to look for other solutions to fulfill my desire to learn and grow, butfor a fraction of the price.7. The more I looked the more I began to notice problems facing highereducation and the more I felt a growing need to do something about t8- Below, I've identified what I believe are three big problems facing highereducation today and three possible solutions to fix themProblem: Education is not the focus of many universites9 When I was an undergrad at Florida State University. I remember seeing at-shirt that read &#34;We're a drinking school with a football problem10- That t-shirt captures the approach of many colleges and universities todayUniversities are in the business of selling a lifestyle, prestige, and status. Andthey invest in things that increase their competitiveness in these areas11- According to Kevin Carey, the Director of Education Policy at the NewEducation structureAmerica Foundation, major spending at universities includes infrastructureinvesting in classroomsadministration, scholarships, and sports teams-but investing in classroomsand professors, which could actually impact student learning, isn't on this listisn't on this listIt's a sign that education is secondary to other interests.Solution: Connect teachers directly with students through a digital marketplace12- Love the teacher hate the system. So change ..13- Teachers are focused on facilitating quality education even if the universitesthat employ them are not14- So how do we connect teachers and students without costly university15 The answer is a digital marketplace where students and teachers find eachother online.PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION16- The digital education marketplace does not require expensive physicalinfrastructure. There are no sports teams to support, no administration,no scholarships. It's just teachers and students finding each other the 21stcentury way-over the web.17. To some extent, MOOCs have begun this process. But MOOCs are cozywith, and in many cases part of, a university. So there is reason to doubt theirability to avoid the burden of the overhead that universities will eventually layon them.18- And this education marketplace is good for teachers too. A digital marketplacethat connects students and teachers directly will• Reward teachers financially for creating great courses. Incentivize teachers to create innovate with new learning environments. Attract new teachers to the field of teaching who would otherwise goelsewhereProblem: The four-year degree is too long and too expensive19- College shouldn't begin with a two-year extension of high school. But itdoes.20- Universities refer to this as a general education requirement-a series ofcourses taken to develop a broad base of general knowledge outside of one'schosen major. These are often defended as a way to broaden students withskills to make them better members of society.21 But here is what they really are: a cash cow-and an expensive and timeconsuming extension of high school. They're a way to extend the revenuestream of the university22- With the average college graduate in the class of 2011 having over $26,000in student loans, when will we say enough is enough? When will we ditch thefour-year degree?Solution: A virtual curriculum based on my needs as a student23- I believe that we must get rid of general education requirements and makethem what they ought to be optional electives.24- Doing so would sharply reduce the credit hours required for a bachelorsdegree and as a result, reduce the cost of college and the amount of moneyborrowed by students.PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION25- Once we've cut the fat from the curriculum by removing general educationrequirements, the remaining classes should be taken virtually through virtualclassrooms. I'm talking about real, live virtual classrooms that are in manyrespects, as capable and dynamic as their physical counterparts. With multiwayvideo, video study groups, and social media integration, the virtual classroom oftoday and tomorrow is nothing like the virtual classroom of yesterday26 In fact, these virtual classrooms will better prepare stually in light ofthe businessIn light ofworld, where more and more business is being conducted virtually.the affordability crisis today, virtual classrooms should be the norm, not theexception.Problem: University learning is linear, one size fits all27- Universities have a linear learning model. You must follow a curriculum. Startat point A, end at point B. Check the boxes and get the degree.28- A typical university education is linear-teacher focused, not student focusedThe process of learning is a controlled by the teacher, just as the process ofgetting a degree is controlled by the university.29- The problem is that linear learning is expensive, both in terms of money andin time. As a student, the path to a degree is set. Student choice is available.but mostly limited to electives. In the classroom, lectures are a &#34;one-size-fits-25- Once we've cut the fat from the curriculum by removing general educationrequirements, the remaining classes should be taken virtually through virtualclassrooms. I'm talking about real, live virtual classrooms that are in manyrespects, as capable and dynamic as their physical counterparts. With multiwayvideo, video study groups, and social media integration, the virtual classroom oftoday and tomorrow is nothing like the virtual classroom of yesterday.26- In fact, these virtual classrooms will better prepare students for the businessworld, where more and more business is being conducted virtually. In light ofthe affordability crisis today, virtual classrooms should be the norm, not theexception.Problem: University learning is linear, one size fits all27- Universities have a linear learning model. You must follow a curriculum. Startat point A, end at point B. Check the boxes and get the degree.28- A typical university education is linear-teacher focused, not student focusedThe process of learning is a controlled by the teacher, just as the process ofgetting a degree is controlled by the university.29- The problem is that linear learning is expensive, both in terms of money andin time. As a student, the path to a degree is set. Student choice is available.but mostly limited to electives. In the classroom, lectures are a &#34;one-size-fits-all approach to learning. There is no tailoring to individual learning styles orinterests.30- This makes higher education more expensive than it needs to be. It's notonly the cost of tuition-the cost of housing, food, and transportation for theduration of the college experience adds up to compound the problems of thelinear model.Solution: Self-directed learning31 Students learn better when they control their experience. We can empowerstudents by giving them choice in the classes they choose and in how theywish to learn.32- Marketplaces are the epitome of self-expression. They allow for personalexpression without the heavy hand of an entity who thinks it knows better.33- And marketplaces are key for self-directed learning to take place. Studentschoose what they want to learn, when they want to learn it. With teachersy want to learcompeting for students, teachers will innovate and students will choose totake classes from the best teachersPURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION34 The low-cost delivery of virtual classrooms means education doesn't have tocost an arm and a leg or 20 years of debt. And teachers can make a greatliving teaching classes.35 This open learning model puts the student at the center of education, not theuniversity.36- Together, these three solutions deliver the holy grail of education: they makeeducation more affordable for students and more profitable for teachers.

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