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So here's a question. Say my son wants to become an accountant. Or a journalist. Does he really need eight semesters of college? How many classes would he have to take that really have nothing to do with what he wants to do in life?

Some genius will figure out how to provide what is now a four-year degree in three, cutting the cost of going to college and getting people into the work force more quickly.

Of course, college presidents and professors will object because it will cost them money and bodies on campus. And accrediting agencies won't go for it either. It will take some sort of legislative mandate.

The extra year benefits the college far more than it benefits the student.

Someone tell my why my idea is so wrongheaded.