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I certainly agree that we are at risk of devaluing changes in higher-education:
(1) "dumbing-down" courses simply to reduce attrition,
(2) focus on short-term, entry-level skills simply to satisfy demands of employers,
(3) lowering standards in response to a culture that regards a college degree as a right instead of an achievement.
However, to pitch the message by singling out an individual programming language or course is at best flawed promotionalism and is at worst the same oversimplification that is the root cause they should have addressed. Our culture is too fond of no-effort diet pills and 15-second sound-bite analysis of complex international issues. I would expect university professors to exemplify careful analysis and a willingness to raise the hard questions.
Instead, the issue is clouded by unnecessary scape-goating.
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