I think unbundling them seems like a good thing to strive for.
I guess the parts that I might still be worried about are:
I see below that you claim that more accountability is probably net-good for most students, in the sense that would help improve learning? I’m not sure that I fully agree with that. My experience in primary to upper education has been that there is a great many students who don’t seem that motivated to learn due to differing priorities, home situations, or preferences. I think improving education will need to find some way of addressing this beyond just accountability.
Do you envision students enrolling in this Improved Education program for free? Public schools right now have a distinct advantage because they receive a lot of funding from taxpayers.
I think the issue of, “Why can’t we just immediately get switch everyone to a decoupled situation where credentialing and education are separate?” is due to us being stuck in an inadequate equilibrium. Do you have plans to specifically tackle these inertia-related issues that can make mass-adoption difficult? (e.g until cheap credentialing services become widespread, why would signaling-conscious students decide to enroll in Improved Education instead of Normal Education?)
Got it.
I think unbundling them seems like a good thing to strive for.
I guess the parts that I might still be worried about are:
I see below that you claim that more accountability is probably net-good for most students, in the sense that would help improve learning? I’m not sure that I fully agree with that. My experience in primary to upper education has been that there is a great many students who don’t seem that motivated to learn due to differing priorities, home situations, or preferences. I think improving education will need to find some way of addressing this beyond just accountability.
Do you envision students enrolling in this Improved Education program for free? Public schools right now have a distinct advantage because they receive a lot of funding from taxpayers.
I think the issue of, “Why can’t we just immediately get switch everyone to a decoupled situation where credentialing and education are separate?” is due to us being stuck in an inadequate equilibrium. Do you have plans to specifically tackle these inertia-related issues that can make mass-adoption difficult? (e.g until cheap credentialing services become widespread, why would signaling-conscious students decide to enroll in Improved Education instead of Normal Education?)