>"Isn't that what they are doing in high school?" To some degree yes but a much more limited scope than what's available at the university level. I don't think

>"Isn't that what they are doing in high school?" To some degree yes but a much more limited scope than what's available at the university level. I don't think most public high schools teach humanities, political science etc. Two year schools are basically vocational schools. I don't doubt there is a place for that but I think they are different products.