(April 29, 2019 at 5:02 pm)Succubus Wrote: The headline should read:
'leave university with a shite degree, expect a shite job'.
(April 29, 2019 at 11:24 am)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Until knowledge is applied to a real world situation it isn't very valuable.
I think there are two reasons an education may be deemed important. To me, a career is only one thing you ought to expect from an education. There are countless benefits to knowledge outside the professional sphere. Being an informed citizen, capable of critical thinking is "a real world situation." Although it's not a real world situation anyone cares about. Let Donald Trump serve as a wake up call.
We all learn about history throughout our education. That's not exactly what you'd call "applicable to a real world situation"... should we stop teaching our children history? And what about science? Unless you are going to pursue a career in science, studying biology is pretty impractical.
(April 29, 2019 at 5:28 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: First of all, when is anyone's complete knowledge-set used for their job? Probably never.
Second, education is not just for getting a job. Liberal arts educations are valuable regardless.
I agree with this. When I lived in DC, only about 1 out of 5 professionals I knew had a career related to their college studies (-estimate-). Unless you are a scientist or engineer, what you get in college isn't "career training" but rather "learning to cooperate in a professional environment and engage in problem solving."
