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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To me sounds like a great guy, though he should have just went to a real university.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Why?

Shaq just wants the knowledge. He doesn't need to pay for "elite" accreditation.

[–] abbotsbury 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There is a bit of a midpoint between elite accreditation and University of Phoenix

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can't compare accreditation and education.

[–] abbotsbury 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm just repeating the phrasing in your post

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You are repeating without comprehending.

Shaq was paying for personal tutoring. Elite universities sell accreditation, not education.

[–] abbotsbury 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

All universities sell accreditation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

And the variance in that term was illustrated incredibly well by your first comment.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 0 points 6 months ago

Correct. And accreditation is not important for shaq. He doesn't need to prove he knows what was taught. He doesn't need to be compared to his classmates.

[–] Hagdos 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why go to an online university if you don't want an online education? There are plenty of places that have in-person classes, without being elite or elite priced.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Why go to an online university if you don't want an online education?

It's only an online university with less than 15 students.

There are plenty of places that have in-person classes, without being elite or elite priced.

One of which was shaq's choice.

He was probably also paying for privacy.

[–] rhandyrhoads 2 points 6 months ago

Community college or a state school could have done the job.