> According to many on HN, your college education shouldn't be about finding a job. "It isn't vocational training". It's about expanding your mind and becoming

> According to many on HN, your college education shouldn't be about finding a job. "It isn't vocational training". It's about expanding your mind and becoming a well rounded citizen of the world. In Germany, the mentality is different: school is for becoming well-rounded (that is why one has to attend many obligatory subjects from different areas) and university is for specializing into some area in which you will probably work for the rest of your life.