Private Colleges 2

Teaching in private colleges is often frustrating, even when, like me you are acting as a consultant. Usually, such places are first businesses and second institutions of education. That is certainly why so many are corrupt and encourage cheating. It is certainly why the teaching and results are so poor. Last week, for example, I had endless arguments with the owner of one college who insisted I teach without intellectual content, rushing students towards a result. Hardly surprising that this college has such a low success rate. Too often owners know nothing or very little about education but lay down the law on all sorts of matters to do with education that are beyond their understanding. It is not unusual to find owners, often without a degree or who cheated to get one, sending out endless missives telling teachers how to teach.