Is College Doomed?

Schools today have strayed from the original educational goal of educating our population to a higher standard. They have focused on making profit rather than providing the best education they possibly can. Colleges today should focus on helping to spread education throughout the world in any way they can. Graeme Wood’s article “Is College Doomed?” shows a new, nontraditional college called Minerva. Colleges as they are today should be known as businesses rather than schools.
Traditional colleges, these days have raised their standards immensely in order to bring in smart and successful students. These colleges prioritize increasing their reputation with high grade averages, high test scores, and successful outgoing students. Colleges use this as a way to bring in more students and more profit instead of aiming to educate poor students into getting good grades. Students who may make it in and struggle may …show more content…
Colleges today have attracted many students already for many different reasons whether it be right or wrong. Traditional schools today are in great need of change for the better of the students. Schools have become too focused on profiting and act more like a business than an educational service. The high standards and grades of traditional schools may be due to having intelligent students rather than good teaching which gives an impression on other schools to act as they do in order to be successful in making money. Schools may focus on sports and clubs in order to increase their school’s reputation instead of using it just as a socialization method for students. Tenured teachers have immunity and benefits that may not be positive towards the students time in a college or university and can decrease students overall learning and retention of knowledge throughout their school years. Different methods of learning can greatly reduce a student’s experience in