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rkomar · 09-07-2013, 06:33 PM

Post-secondary education has primarily turned into a money machine. Gone are the days when it was run by academics. It is now viewed as a necessity for white collar work, and so the "gate keepers" have set up shop at the pinch points, as usual.

09-07-2013, 06:33 PM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Post-secondary education has primarily turned into a money machine. Gone are the days when it was run by academics. It is now viewed as a necessity for white collar work, and so the "gate keepers" have set up shop at the pinch points, as usual.