Ep. 0253: "Academia is a Racket": 13 Problems with Conventional Academia

From segments recorded during multiple drives, CJ pieced together his first Silver Bullet episode in over 6 months (and his longest Silver Bullet episode ever), in which he goes over in detail 13 of his biggest complaints about academia, based on his observations & experience from having been a student in it for 6 years & a teacher in it for 16 years. Join CJ as he discusses the following problems with modern conventional academia: No real market feedback mechanism to indicate whether a "good education" is being provided. Overspecialization. Rigid credentialism. Too many courses online (especially at the intro/gen-ed level.) Excessive disability accommodations. Private-sector profiteering (off a captive audience & cartelized, non-competitive system.) Administrative bloat. A focus on arbitrary metrics that can be juked/gamed. Degree inflation. The accreditation agencies functioning as a cartel enforcer to artificially restrict entry & reduce competition. Ideology baked into most (if not all) disciplines, in many cases for over a century. The adversarial relationship often automatically created between student & teacher. State & corporate influence & control. Links Get tickets to attend & see CJ speak at the Self-Reliance Festival here! Get CJ's Dangerous American History Bibliography Free here! Kick in to CJ's still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign here! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List DHP Ep. 0172: The Voluntary Difference (What CJ said at Harvard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices