On a podcast recording last week, I made a comment that has been brewing inside my mind for a long time: "The academy system is dead."
As soon as it came out of my mouth, I knew it was a slightly controversial statement, but it is something I have wanted to debate for a while. I have skirted around this before, saying things like: "the system is dysfunctional" and "the system needs major reform" but I don't believe that to be true - I think it is dead. While I believe the academy system will still be there in 20 or 30 years, and I see there are many good people working in it, it is outdated, misfocused and, in many cases, irrelevant. I do, however, concede that this is a bold statement and, as such, I think it is worth my outlining in detail (perhaps more than I did on that podcast recording 馃槀) why I have come to that conclusion.
