Well, if you are an american, the college I went to is nothing to brag about. But we do with what we have. > Graduating from school (highschool or university)

Well, if you are an american, the college I went to is nothing to brag about. But we do with what we have. > Graduating from school (highschool or university) is about learning how to follow directions and play the game. Really? Is that what college is about, or is that what some colleges have become? The progress from middle school to high school to college is less about learning what's on the board and more about being able to stand on your own among your peers. It gradually moves you from a smaller echo box to a larger and larger one. Until the time you start working and living independently, where the echo box becomes your workplace and the city. > But you're not even making such a modest claim, you're actually claiming that it is the I never said that was the only way, but it has been one of the better ways historically. If you know of a better way to teach a good portion of the population critical thinking abilities I am all for it. I am not supporting going to a college with and being $200K in debt when you graduate and still not knowing what you want to do in life. But I am opposed to the fact that the r/hn hivemind thinks that all college is a waste of time. > Are you aware of how absolutely stupid school seems to peop... Well good for them, maybe they can broaden their horizons a bit earlier, but what kind of smart people are you talking about? 3 standard deviation from the mean? So the 0.1%? Or 2 sigma? So the 2.3%?