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Apprentice-Based Education

Given academia’s current failures and inefficiencies it is time to revisit the fundamental assumptions about the optimal method for educating students. Drawing more from the past than unrealistic future expectations, one method that could augment the education experience and address many criticisms of higher education in America would be to implement a system of apprenticeships across campuses nationwide. Valuing practical engagement over stuffy and inapplicable theory, apprentice-based education offers a viable alternative to the status quo that could greatly improve the higher education experience, says Jay Schalin of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.

The apprenticeship would function in a manner that is mutually beneficial to both the student-worker and the instructor-employer.

Jay Schalin

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