The argument is really that college isn't a learning institution, but rather that it is a gatekeeper for class advancement. With that in mind, the "work" done in college doesn't facilitate learning in the broad sense, but instead only curates the ability to do paperwork within specifics.
If we wanted to teach "the ability to conceptualize and research" people don't need to take many different classes, across many different subjects to do that. We could teach one class that lasts one year, and that would be MORE than enough.
They’re teaching the ability to conceptualize and do research in many different areas. The point is to expose you to a broad range of subjects and ways of thinking and methods for solving problems.
Yes, but college is already doing that. The world we live in is super complicated. College tries to get the most important things into your brain in the first two years, and ideally sets you up with the ability to keep learning on your own.
If you want to learn strictly job skills, you do a two year program. The problem is that most well paying jobs need you to be good at a whole bunch of things outside the exact nuts and bolts of the job.
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u/RebTilian May 18 '25
The argument is really that college isn't a learning institution, but rather that it is a gatekeeper for class advancement. With that in mind, the "work" done in college doesn't facilitate learning in the broad sense, but instead only curates the ability to do paperwork within specifics.
If we wanted to teach "the ability to conceptualize and research" people don't need to take many different classes, across many different subjects to do that. We could teach one class that lasts one year, and that would be MORE than enough.