It was also stated that ‘education is an experience not a commodity.’ I don’t agree with this statement. I believe education is both an experience and a commodity, I don’t believe the two are mutually exclusive. Information can be ‘bought’ and knowledge acquired and then traded or shared. Elliot shared this view point when stating that University is a type of transaction – and personally I want a return on that investment. Adrian noted that lecturers and tutors can’t give knowledge but can facilitate students in finding that knowledge. I agree with this statement but it doesn’t mean I don’t view Uni as some sort of monetary exchanged. I understand there has to be a meeting of the minds so to speak, tutors and students have to meet each other halfway. But, I feel as though this meeting of the minds should be led by the teacher so in a way perhaps they could be likened to a shop assistant (that sounds demeaning but I am simply in keeping with the metaphor used in the lecture). Typically it is the buyer telling the shop assistant what they are looking for and then the shop assistant helping them find it (which is kind of what was said in the lecture, but the metaphor of the shop assistant was seen negatively). As I am unpacking the ‘shop assistant’ metaphor I am confusing my thoughts. But, I think I have made my observation clear??