[tracker1]

I wish that more schools had drop-in options for simply auditing courses... it is far less of an option now than 20-30 years ago. I'd much rather sit in on some history classes than take half of the classes required for a degree in anything relevant to my field of work. I'm not going to make more now, or in the near future... I've had my time in management, don't think I really want it again.

I see that a degree is really necessary for some.. and in some fields even more so... Most of the best programmers I've ever met are simply passionate about programming. Not about where their degree is from.

[jmathai]

I think the Internet is doing a pretty good job of solving that. More and more colleges are putting their courses online every year.

Pair that with sites like Kahn Academy and you've got a real solution for self learning.