Split education from certification
March 10th, 2025
AI has made cheating so easy that professors complain they spend more effort detecting cheating than they do teaching.
The problem is that higher education is attempting to do two different things: (1) educate and (2) certify.
Split them.
Universities shouldn’t grant degrees – they should just teach. If the students don’t want to learn, that’s their own problem.
Those who want degrees (certification of skills/knowledge) should have to pass a test. It doesn’t matter if they took courses or how they got the skills or knowledge – if they can prove they have it, they get the degree.