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IMHO I think the internet and the price of higher ed have changed the calculus of these types of degrees. If the price of college was the same as it was in the
by _fat_santa 3y ago
IMHO I think the internet and the price of higher ed have changed the calculus of these types of degrees. If the price of college was the same as it was in the 80's and 90's (adjusted for inflation) then yeah I totally agree that a degree in those fields would be worth it to broaden your horizons, even if it doesn't provide massive economic value.
But with the price of higher ed rising exponentially, you now need some sort of economic justification for it, especially considering that you could get roughly the same education online for free.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoIt’s just sad, we used to think education made us free, but now it’s become so expensive that it’s sole purpose is to turn us into wage slaves of corporate America It’s telling that one of the top complaints about college is that it doesn’t prepare students for the work force. It sounds like something they would say in 50s Soviet society - produce more educated labor to better the state! As great as STEM is, one thing it does not do is cultivate the mind such that the student can participate in all facets of society competently. Not every problem can or should be viewed exclusively through the lens of science, hence the philosophical predicaments faced by American society today.
- kwere 3y agoyou can choose a variety of minors in your degree course, right?
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoYou can, but once again comes back to time and money. Some degrees at some unis (esp in engineering) have no time for extra classes, unless you want to spend an extra semester or two in school. Which can get very costly, especially when many scholarships only support 4 years of study.