On: Is a college education worth the money?

[rsheridan6]

How is going to a lecture with no interaction different from taking a transcript of the lecture and binding it in a book?

[foldr → rsheridan6]

It's not, but you have to go to the lecture to get the transcript, right? The professor may be saying things that don't appear in any book. This is especially so if you're going to a good school and the professor is a leading researcher in his field.