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> STEM career and simply shadowed professionals for 4-8 years and learned through first hand experience I believe that's called a PhD :) But I totally agree t
by iguy 8y ago
> STEM career and simply shadowed professionals for 4-8 years and learned through first hand experience
I believe that's called a PhD :)
But I totally agree that much of the system we've invented is a mistake, basically from having the causality backwards. People who went to university did well, made more than those who worked in factories. So we decided that (after closing the factories) we should send the entire population there, so they can all do well! But it doesn't work like that...
- Gpetrium 8y agoI think basic educational theory would conclude that College/University should be an opportunity for people to 'learn how to learn', network, enjoy life while young, among other things. Whether everyone that goes to university actually does that is up to the individual. Society/government can only do so much to push people towards success. I agree that a lot of people go to college without being prepared or able and that adds to the cost. It is the cost of failure that society has accepted up until today, we will see if it changes.