Is College Too Easy?

 I ran into the following article and found myself agreeing with the writer. It could be that I am frustrated with poorly written papers. The article argues that college is becoming too easy.

Over the past half-century, the amount of time college students actually study — read, write and otherwise prepare for class — has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15, survey data show.

It criticizes not only the students but also the colleges.

Some critics say colleges and their students have grown lazy. Today’s collegiate culture, they say, rewards students with high grades for minimal effort and distracts them...

Are we guilty? How much of this is due to the political and economics pressure placed on schools to graduate as many students as possible? 

Here is the link to the article