Shouldn't we thank Glenn Beck for opening an online university?

[fritistat]

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/07/glen...university Wrote:The man who once advocated abolishing America's public schools, opened a school of his own today.

It's the job of a political pundit to fill the heads of the American public with their viewpoints, but Glenn Beck takes that notion quite literally with his new online school, Beck University. The Fox News commentator, who took one class at Yale before dropping out, claimed on his radio show in June that the government uses school to indoctrinate people. "You're darn right we should abolish public schools," he said.

The academic program, which Beck says is a "unique academic experience bringing together experts in the fields of religion, American history and economics," will feature Faith 101, Hope 101 and Charity 101, taught by a handful of conservative commentators.

Do you think B.U. will one day be able to achieve an enrollment high enough to reach critical idiocy, and finally collapse into a black hole of stupid?

If so, will it be dense enough to rid humanity of the mind cancer that these assholes peddle?

[Paul the Human]

One can only hope.

[chasm]

That is such a freakin' joke!

[Minimalist]

Quote:Do you think B.U. will one day be able to achieve an enrollment high enough to reach critical idiocy, and finally collapse into a black hole of stupid?

Sure FOX has a lot of viewers. They've already attained idiocy.

[Tiberius]

I'm all for private schools. If people want to waste their money on this load of garbage, they are free to. Good luck them actually getting a job that involves them actually knowing anything though.

I'd rather take my chances in a public school...

[In This Mind]

Is he even accredited?

[Minimalist]

Better than that. He's certifiable!

[padraic]

(9th July 2010 02:27)Tiberius Wrote:  I'd rather take my chances in a public school...

Me too. If I had my druthers,I'd druther have gone to say Harrow, Eton or Rugby rather than endure what passed for Catholic education here at the time.

Here the best school in the State (primary and secondary) is a private school; St Peter's. ( relaxed Church Of England) which is world standard.

Australia does not yet have any first rate private universities.

[Cego_Colher]

I'm going to a private school, but it's accredited and I like it much better then the State school I took an year.

In This Mind--- no, it's not accredited.

[Rhage]

It amazes me that people watch this joker on t.v. for free, now they are going to PAY for the privilege of being taught the stupid? The mind boggles.

I used to work with a kid who thought GB was the shit. He would rush home to watch him, and actually read his books. This is the same kid who graduated high school and immediately became stuck in a dead-end job at Wal-Greens pharmacy, with absolutely no prospects for a productive future. Good to know that this is the demographic that GB is targeting.