RE Nilla, at first my response would be as yours. Thinking into what is out there, I see a bunch of "point and shoot" photographers, either digital or 35mm. Just maybe seeing quicker results than film requires while learning a bit of digital editing and image improvement might encourage the creative ones to explore more of photography. That could certainly lead to film...no, I will not say "back to film" but simply to trying film and all that is offered there. As for digital, I believe this has brought more folks to photography than imagined. Expanding the personal abilities by knowing limits, camera controls, etc. all based in a solid "basic photog" program should improve the stuff out there. We may never see results of such classes but surely the student(like I might well be when it comes to SLR digital) will find expansion of self in a way more encouraging perhaps than film offers alone without the digital added in.