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Fair enough. I'm sorry if that is the way things are, and I fully accept how out-of-date my viewpoint may be. It seems to me there's a problem any time the foc
by 7402 3y ago
Fair enough. I'm sorry if that is the way things are, and I fully accept how out-of-date my viewpoint may be.
It seems to me there's a problem any time the focus on just "the degree" as a goal, as opposed to what lies behind it. Simply getting a degree signals a certain ability to follow rules, navigate a bureaucracy, complete work on time, and demonstrate a generic ability to learn material and pass tests. For some jobs, that alone indicates potential value as an employee. This used to be indicated by obtaining a high school diploma.
- fullshark 3y agoEven high school is a relatively recent sociological phenomenon, and similarly its primary purpose was to create factory workers. College has gone from a finishing school for the elites to a knowledge labor pool creator with mixed results I’d say. All the things you found rewarding in college are still there but I believe it was oversold and a lot of kids acquired unreasonable debt loads as a result and have condemned themselves to basically indentured servitude with zero actual skills. It’s genuinely tragic.