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Just sending 2 million people to college does nothing. If you are of average or below IQ, you still will be when you have a degree. And then what? Every human
by brianwawok 9y ago
Just sending 2 million people to college does nothing. If you are of average or below IQ, you still will be when you have a degree. And then what?
Every human cannot be a knowledge worker. Some will be bad at knowledge work.
Just slapping a college degree on someone who used to work in a factory can often be totally useless. Obviously there are some that can benefit. But many cannot.
- dredmorbius 9y agoBingo. We're not going to educate our way out of this. https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/1x9xpb/were_not_going_to_educate_our_way_out_of_this_why/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/1x9xpb/were_no...
- losteric 9y agoWe need quality, not quantity. Plenty of shitty CSE students graduate with FAFSA, and plenty of intelligent adults locked out because they can't afford the 4 years. The answer isn't a blanket grant, but part of the answer is more funding for higher education.
- dredmorbius 9y agoAnd this gets us back to the ideas which advanced the Stanford-Binet IQ test. That's not a criticism, simply an observation. I'm increasingly cognisant of the opportunities, and limits, of education. It's not a free pass or magic. It costs some resources, though we might well consider if overprovisioning is better than under. What is taught, and to whom, is also a major element. Slightly more: https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/JLDZdteujkk https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/JLDZdteu...