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A university isn't a place that trains a person. That's what colleges and vocational schools are for. Rather, a university is a place where resources are made available so that a person can learn for themselves.

Hardly. Youtube already served that function, but it doesn't teach or train, which is the university's job. A student's responsibility should be to set them up their success, not to unload a university's burden onto them.

It would be ideal for students to be self supporting and self teaching to the point of not needing teachers, but the ideal is for universities to offer the greatest resources, teachers, and tutors to overcome any difficulties students may have.



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