> Now, universities by and large do not attempt to "prepare people for citizenship and democracy." Instead, they educate them to be members of a "docile, most s

> Now, universities by and large do not attempt to "prepare people for citizenship and democracy." Instead, they educate them to be members of a "docile, most skilled, working class." You need to go to liberal arts college to be prepared for citizenship and democracy? Really? If by the time you get to college you're not interested in "humanities", you're very unlikely to get interested after being forced to listen to some mediocre lectures. And make no mistake, that's exactly what the wast majority of students will get.