Monday, August 17, 2009

Concerns about the 3-year degree option

With all of the talk in favor of the 3-year degree option, this "con" article was helpful. The basic argument is that accelerated learning might work for adults (a point Dick is always making to me about why the Advance cutoff should stay at 23), but for 18-22 year olds, the "slow cooking" process of 4+ years is more appropriate.

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/08/17/durden