Just watched Bryan Caplan give a talk about how the majority of our education system's resources are spent towards a "signaling arms race".
What once required a high school diploma requires an undergraduate degree. What once required an undergraduate degree requires graduate school. Most of your time spend in school is learning skills that the labor market cares little for.
Not wholly convinced by his conclusion that entirely defunding education is the path forward, but it's a perspective I found very interesting!
What once required a high school diploma requires an undergraduate degree. What once required an undergraduate degree requires graduate school. Most of your time spend in school is learning skills that the labor market cares little for.
Not wholly convinced by his conclusion that entirely defunding education is the path forward, but it's a perspective I found very interesting!
Here's the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZylJp-pHo&t=495s