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Everything coming out of Education is about flooding and streamlining the process of sheering students and their families like sheep at the "Higher" Education gates. Anything that promotes enrollment and retention is good. Learning and even graduation are neutral or sometimes even negatives (especially the learning part since it leads some people to throw themselves on the gears of their machine). DEI, Administration Appartuses, "Woke" K-12 education, prestige/elite political and moral posturing, and absolute obedience to Federal government agencies, departments, and policies -- all of these increase and maintain the input of students each year who carry guaranteed funds in with them like giant bags of Monopoly money, regardless of their own personal situation.
What we are seeing is the inevitable, "late-stage" outcome of the structures established in the late 20th century around providing "college education" for everyone via State-backed programs, loans, etc. All of the incentives are topsy-turvy, and the algorithm has been allowed to run freely, out of control. The same could be said for US Health Care, the Military-Industrial Complex, etc.
The "growth mindset" is pure sugar in the mouths of Higher Ed admins, because it applies to literally everyone -- don't worry if you've never been able to master even basic algebra, you can still grow into it! Sign here on the dotted line for a 30k$ semester of Aerospace Engineering classes at your local State school (which you will inevitably fail, only to be "retained" and looped back for another round two or three more times).
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