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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am pondering the impact of that year of covid shutdown on schools. Our local high school has some of the teachers using a flipped classroom model, where the students listed to the lectures at home on their own time (particularly in those areas which never change, physics, chemistry, math, etc) then in the classroom they work on homework or get help from the teacher.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That makes a lot more sense than having these veteran teachers give the same lecture year after year after year, then afterwards some of the students do all the homework, some do nothing, some do some.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looks to me like engineering and science oriented colleges now have that same option in any major which does not require group classroom discussion. Many or perhaps most of the students would not need to reside on campus or even come there more than once or twice a week, if that. But how would they get the requisite sexual gratification? And where would they go to drink beer and raise hell? What happens with their semi-professional sports teams? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What about the traditional four-year higher education model when many students become empowered to finish sooner? That could change everything. This technology could tragically reduce costs and save time. The damage to traditional university education models could be the most lasting scar left by covid.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>