Lew, as the prices rise and the knowledge plummets on college campuses,  “professors” do hare-brained research (usually taxpayer-funded and reviewed by their pliable “peers”) while TAs teach the undergrads all the boring requirements. Market common sense tells us this is a hard sell — so colleges don’t sell it. Instead of an education, they sell the “experience.” Climbing walls, country-club facilities (also taxpayer-funded), lotsa sex, booze, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll (too coarse to link, trust me), and “friends for life.” Here is the dirty little secret: 99% of colleges and universities need a sizable majority of students who are … Continue reading College: ‘Experience,’ Yes; Education, Zilch