Note: I am Canadian, but we share similar culture. I disagree with his evaluation of post-secondary education. At least with respect to how students are treate

Note: I am Canadian, but we share similar culture. I disagree with his evaluation of post-secondary education. At least with respect to how students are treated. Maybe it's because I go to a "good" school, but I've never felt university reinforced my worth. In fact, it constantly hammers me with assignments and exams that I have to deal with as I do internship interviews and prepare for those as well. If anything, university taught me that I really knew nothing and am not really as good as I thought I was in subjects. I used to think I was amazing at math. Then I encountered pure maths and people who actually were good at math. I also disagree that the difference between a highschool graduate (who took on no further schooling) and a university graduate is negligible. There are huge gaps in knowledge between people in the same university in different programs. There are huge gaps in knowledge between people in the same program at school! Maybe the gaps I perceive are not as large as they seem. I am still young. But as someone currently going through a rigorous program, I can say that the university seems to revel in beating me up rather than celebrating my existence. The mental health woes that pervade my school seem to echo the sentiment.