I've heard advertisements from Arizona State University that it now offers more than 100 degrees totally online. Because offering online degrees seems to be the fashion in higher education today, the following question seems to be in order: Why do we need physical college campuses anymore?

Think of the public money saved if college campuses were put up for sale. Think of the savings in a college education if all you needed was a computer.

But wait! Didn't I also hear about elementary students who could graduate online? Wow! We could also sell all the elementary schools and high schools. Cool. Our taxes would decrease and society would be benefited. Right?

But wait. I also read that businesses didn't like potential employees that have only an online degree! Cheap and easy vs. actual knowledge. Well, it seems like we have a problem. Drat!

Joseph Drosendahl, Phoenix

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