Robin Williams wrote a letter to the school of his child co-star, after she was expelled for missing class to film Mrs. Doubtfire.
The content of the letter explains the problem with “wackademia” simply and succinctly.
Our problem in wackademia is they care only about the almighty dollar. Each student is a profit center, before they even have to earn it. In other words, imagine if you paid for items you wanted in advance, and hoped that it was ok when it came off the production line.
take our poll - story continues below
Completing this poll grants you access to The Black Sphere updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Trending: Beauty Queen Stripped of Crown Over Conservative Tweets
Schools fail 30 percent of our children, and that number is higher for minorities, so you’d think wackademics would look for creative ways to teach. But they want the cookie-cutter methods that have failed so miserably. Job security much?
Join the conversation!
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please hover over that comment, click the ∨ icon, and mark it as spam. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.