[who knows what evil?]

If you want to become an Electrical Engineer you would go and take the test. If you passed you would be deemed qualified and given credentials. Whether you learned the material at Harvard, Slippery Rock, Community College, from books or the internet or wherever would be irrelevant. All that is necessary is that you demonstrate mastery of it.

An excellent idea. It has also been suggested that students be taught by people who have retired from certain professions...let engineering students be taught by retired engineers, and so forth...

[NTHockey]

Ch Eng UF ‘67 taught me the theory and problem solving skills. A one week crash course by my employer taught me important stuff like how to install and repair a pump, instrumentation and extruder design.

Humanities courses were diversion from the hard courses. In civics classes, I was usually the lone voice defending America, even then. Luckily the prof was one who welcomed exchange of ideas. I suceeded mostly because I had world experiences gained in the Marines.

[N. Theknow]

An excellent idea. It has also been suggested that students be taught by people who have retired from certain professions...let engineering students be taught by retired engineers, and so forth...

Good idea.

Three of my college professors were self-made millionaires who taught full schedules and received $1.00 as their salaries for each semester.

They taught Economics, Engineering(civil), and History.