Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Nerd News: Overselling the Higher Education

HERESY! But that doesn't mean that it's wrong (so I say as another heretic who basically agrees).

Look, when everyone has a college degree because that degree's been watered down, then guess what? That degree means nothing. The bachelor's degree is already -- at this moment -- practically meaningless, just like a high school diploma means nothing and can't even guarantee that its holder is ready for college-level studies or knows basic math and language skills.

You will remember a previous post on overselling higher ed in the UK and its predictable consequences. You'll also recall the toxic nexus between government meddling in education and the cost and quality of things (in a nutshell: the more government meddling, the higher the cost and the lower the quality). Social engineering on campus, my darlings, is idiotic.

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