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Leonhardt argued that low graduation rates aren’t an argument against college; they’re an argument for programs aimed at improving graduation rates I can fix t
by danielweber 12y ago
Leonhardt argued that low graduation rates aren’t an argument against college; they’re an argument for programs aimed at improving graduation rates
I can fix that in 1 step: automatic graduation for everyone.
You might say this would make the college degree worthless. I might say that is the point.
- brazzy 12y agoI would say that you seem to have a bizarre misunderstanding of what college (and education) is about. The point of college is to teach stuff, not to separate people into "success" and "failure" bins. It is quite possible to increase graduation rates without lowering academic standards, by helping students stay motivated, removing distractions and ensuring that they only enroll for subjects they are motivated and talented enough to finish.
- danielweber 12y agoThe point of college is to teach stuff, not to separate people into "success" and "failure" bins. We don't actually know that. A lot of college degree is the signalling factor. How much is up for debate. If it's really about learning stuff and not about signalling, though, here is an experiment: hide educational status from employers, the same way we hide family status or any of the other things employers are not supposed to discriminate on. Would people still go to college for the education if the signalling aspect was stripped out? (You could have third-party assessment tests, of course.) I'll also exempt doctors and lawyers for now.