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Sean Cobb's avatar

As a college prof who teaches film studies, my entire goal is to have fun. If you can't have fun in a film class (or college in general), then something is deeply wrong.

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Rob Nelson's avatar

Nicely done. And, no, this is not yelling at clouds. It reflects a stance toward what's happening in US higher ed that will grow as the obvious measures--budget cuts, enrollment declines, institutions merge or close-- show things getting worse.

People have a way of finding their way to the sunny side of the street when their material conditions decline. Of course, this may be wishful thinking on my part, but that does not make it wrong.

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