>Education was once broader than just some kind of ladder that led to a cubicle, it was about creating people with a penchant for lifelong learning, Education

>Education was once broader than just some kind of ladder that led to a cubicle, it was about creating people with a penchant for lifelong learning, Education was never about this and I don't know where that myth came from. The first schools were created to train government bureaucrats and clergy. Then came military officers, medical doctors, and lawyers. At no point in human history has education been about "finding yourself" it's been about training to enter the workforce-- from Plato's Academy (politicians and military leaders) to the University of Bologna (lawyers) to Harvard (clergy) to American GIs using the GI Bill to get vocational training after WWII it's always been about jobs.