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why do you think general education is necessary? went to med school directly from high school in england, and loved the fact I didn't have to waste time and mon

why do you think general education is necessary? went to med school directly from high school in england, and loved the fact I didn't have to waste time and money on “general education” - I can read and I know what a library is, I don't need a university to spoon feed me “general education”

sarchertech 3y ago
You could say the exact same about high school in general. Where you end general education is a tradeoff. You could say 12 year olds can read, so why not let them go be apprentice electricians or whatever. However, what I or you think is irrelevant. America in general has decided that general education is a requirement for anyone who is college educated. Every undergraduate professional degree requires general education. Pharmacists, accountants, engineers, teachers, actuaries etc...
- watwut 3y ago
  The other ones are finished with their learning years faster and can move on into jobs. With doctors, unnecessary additional years hurt them more then others and also it makes whole medical system more expensive. So yes, there is a difference. The situation is worst with doctors.
  - sarchertech 3y ago
    2 additional years of general education is 2 extra years whether total training time is 4 years or 10 years. There’s no non-linear effect that I’m aware of that makes a 33% increase from 6 to 8 years somehow much more expensive or more painful than a 100% increase from 2 to 4. All of the other profession degrees provide public services and so pass the costs of general education directly to the public. In many cases like with pharmacists and physical therapists, it’s directly affecting the medical system. Also take a look at the percentage of medical costs that go to doctors. It’s a small percentage. Speeding their training up by 2 years isn’t going to make much of a dent. In fact if you move to 6 year med school it might actuality make their education more expensive overall because med school is much more expensive per year than an undergraduate degree.

sarchertech 3y ago

You could say the exact same about high school in general. Where you end general education is a tradeoff. You could say 12 year olds can read, so why not let them go be apprentice electricians or whatever. However, what I or you think is irrelevant. America in general has decided that general education is a requirement for anyone who is college educated. Every undergraduate professional degree requires general education. Pharmacists, accountants, engineers, teachers, actuaries etc...

watwut 3y ago
The other ones are finished with their learning years faster and can move on into jobs. With doctors, unnecessary additional years hurt them more then others and also it makes whole medical system more expensive. So yes, there is a difference. The situation is worst with doctors.
- sarchertech 3y ago
  2 additional years of general education is 2 extra years whether total training time is 4 years or 10 years. There’s no non-linear effect that I’m aware of that makes a 33% increase from 6 to 8 years somehow much more expensive or more painful than a 100% increase from 2 to 4. All of the other profession degrees provide public services and so pass the costs of general education directly to the public. In many cases like with pharmacists and physical therapists, it’s directly affecting the medical system. Also take a look at the percentage of medical costs that go to doctors. It’s a small percentage. Speeding their training up by 2 years isn’t going to make much of a dent. In fact if you move to 6 year med school it might actuality make their education more expensive overall because med school is much more expensive per year than an undergraduate degree.