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Focus on college affordability obscures real problem: we’re overeducated
- sitkack 11y agoThe term "overeducated" sickens me. Rather than limit the number of people who can explore the boundaries of human knowledge, shouldn't we work to change the world so we can accept all of those that want to learn?
- CM30 11y agoI wouldn't say this 'overeducated' thing is the real issue. More like that too many jobs require a college degree that really shouldn't and there's too much of a cultural push to send everyone to college when not everyone is interested in it. We shouldn't limit admissions like this, but we should definitely try and discourage people who don't want to learn or hear contradicting opinions and who treat degrees as purely a checkbox to tick on a job application. College is learning; if you don't want to learn, then don't go to colege.
- cafard 11y agoWe are overcredentialed, I agree. Educated, I don't know.