2007-12-13
Questions about higher education: After ABC comes what?
Are University's and the educational system useful to those of us who don't specialize in a particular discipline? Is it relevant to the new economic paradigm unfolding? Should University's consider becoming more lean and agile to help foster a true independent, intellectual environment? Are people with University degrees better off? Why do we seek post-secondary education and do we do it for the right reasons? Is society forcing (shaming?) people who should otherwise be pursuing other goals to go to school?
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Education has become a game of dollars for seats. We are no longer interested in learning and life-long knowledge. Education serves the same function as medication put onto the shelves in pharmacies. Once it is out there people are paid to look for(or create) a disease for the medication. We've basically lost perspective.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem that way. Some may even be mouthpieces for political parties. What is an 'educated' person anyway? How many leave university really aren't cultured or educated. They get their accounting paper as a means to an end: jobs. That's not a bad thing but not everyone is a business person. Universities simply churn degrees now. It's to the point I have no idea what my history degree is really worth.
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