Much of the discussion here reminds me of Bryan Caplan's work on the relative value of what students learn versus the value of education as signaling. His piec

Much of the discussion here reminds me of Bryan Caplan's work on the relative value of what students learn versus the value of education as signaling. His piece in the NYT was posted here [1] a few hours ago. It's a super-condensed version of his book, which goes into great detail on his research hypothesis versus others, and policy recommendations (which he admits are too extreme to be enacted). 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32736028 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32736028 2: https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/dp/0691174652 https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/d...