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Er, because we behave the same way as we did thousands of years ago? It's the fact that so much of our behaviour is cultural that's made humans such a success.
by mrwh 4y ago
Er, because we behave the same way as we did thousands of years ago? It's the fact that so much of our behaviour is cultural that's made humans such a success. An obvious corollary is the importance of education.
- _aavaa_ 4y agoWhile I agree with you main argument, I think that it’s easy to equivocate between schooling and education. The linked study essentially does so in it’s very title.
- mrwh 4y agoI don't have access to the full article itself, but isn't it testing the difference between compulsory schooling and a bit more compulsory schooling, rather than some school or none? To be sure, education is wider than school, but I find it difficult to believe that schooling doesn't make a profound difference, even if slightly more schooling shows diminishing returns.
- _aavaa_ 4y agoIt is. My point was that “compulsory schooling versus a bit more compulsory schooling” is what they are measuring and not “less educated vs more educated”. I too would expect a difference in outcomes between more and less compulsory schooling. But I would expect it from the non-education related impacts of it (I.e. de-facto childcare and keeping the kids/teens from engaging in as much long-term harmful activities)