I agree with what the photographer is saying. In my view, those student-made paths on the otherwise manicured campus lawns of the world are of great value just as they are. They also allow us to consider our modern values and what the goals of higher education should include. If the goal is simply to fit students into a well-structured society at some time in the future then the sidewalks are all you need. On the other hand, if the goal is to encourage in them the gifts of objective or creative thinking or a love of learning something new each and every day, then the more paths like this one, the better. Any campus that has such a path and allows it to remain so without turning it into just another cement sidewalk has something special to offer its students.

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
-John Lennon