Steven Holt: “I think that is wonderful. When we talk about the 12-hour rule, we are not talking against Internet-only education. We…”

“I think that is wonderful. When we talk about the 12-hour rule, we are not talking against Internet-only education. We want nontraditional possibilities. I am a fan of this. I grew up around this. My father did what was the equivalent in his day. He got his law degree by correspondence school. In fact, I understand the correspondence school spoke with great admiration of the quality of his work in this correspondence school. Today, it would be by the Internet. The Web-based Commission we have spoken about today as the reason for this bill before us says, 'The question is no longer if the Internet can be used to transform learning in new and powerful ways. The commission has found that it can.' None of us doubt that. We are not speaking against the virtual university, but we want to make sure that we do not return to the 'anything goes' kind of regulations. But let us not use the name of high technology to discard standards and common sense.”