Education is broken. Public schools have become battlegrounds that serve the lowest common denominator. Kids aren't challenged to excel but are cut down in their endeavors to be better than their peers in order to align with the mainstream. This is evidenced in courses and sporting events where merely "being there" already qualifies for a certificate or a trophy. No grades are given, and gender and race are sufficient to receive a degree in the name of misguided ideology (e.g. at Chess tournaments in Europe the "best girl" automatically wins a trophy in her group, even if she's the only one playing).
Meritocracy is dead. Those who can afford it send their offspring to private schools, but even those are corrupt and infiltrated by those who seek a communist-socialist paradise as envisaged by Karl Marx. Science — from the idiotic discussion on how many genders there are and whether a man can be pregnant to the constant debate on climate change (whether it's too cold or too warm, it's always bad) — has become a kindergarten for the uneducated "last generation" that demands but doesn't find solutions. Stupidity is on the rise across the board.
In view of this, those with a desire to learn and expand their horizons will seek knowledge online. And Coursera is one of the best, if not the best, sources of quality online courses in a broad variety of subjects and topics. ology trap, the future for Coursera is bright.
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