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The Student-as-Customer Paradox: Satisfaction Is Not Learning

Customer satisfaction surveys are seductive, but learning is often uncomfortable: it asks for contradiction, delay, and disciplined doubt. Treating students as customers cancels the educator’s duty to disappoint strategically—grading, standards, […]

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Universities Are Not Platforms: Why Education Resists the “Like” Button

Platforms reward attention; universities are supposed to reward knowledge. When attention metrics govern curricula, we outsource academic judgment to the crowd. This piece explains why course design that chases engagement […]