Agreed on the first part, but not the second.

It may have been true at one point, but with accreditation, unions took hold, preventing those who had (practical) experience outside academia, such as in the industry they taught about. This is what allowed the USSR subversion to take hold in the west, and where it still is renewed and reinforced. Critical thinking, access to information, and debate (including the right to say what is against the ideology) is what is most important. Being outside academia can also help since you're dealing with more practical reality, and less of a manufactured & controlled environment. Having experience outside a city is that same.

Higher education is where the USSR subversion took hold in the west. Critical thinking, access to information, and debate (including the right to say what is against the ideology) is what is most important. Being outside academia can also help since you're dealing with more practical reality, and less of a manufactured & controlled environment. Having experience outside a city is that same.