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  Honestly, most colleges are like that. The schools that focus on productive learning are usually exclusivist (Ivy leagues, Montessori etc). You get what you pay for, basically.
context: Couldn't disagree more. Most classes I took, I didn't have to look at the textbook once because of how robust the lessons were. >
  
  I also had a good experience. I had two or three bad profs, but overall the vast majority were excellent. The readings complimented the lesson. They were talking higher level concepts, using the readings as reference. >
  
  Any class where i felt reading through the textbook was absolutely necessary, I felt was justified in being so. There was just no way a teacher could make a lesson that approached the concept in the same way. A couple examples being Anatomy and Physiology, especially when learning bones and muscles, and Intro to Python. >
  
  Sounds like you go to a shitty uni