04-06-2004, 10:29 PM
"You assume people will learn and be better people because of it though."
Well, it's really quite hard to figure out an education system without that assumption. :)
Maybe the better people part is fantasy. I don't think it would improve society's ethical worth particularly. But it would at least take a little chunk out of parochialism.
"But they don't care how smart you are, they just want the piece of paper. A piece of paper that says I put up with more BS than someone else."
Can you really blame them for asking for a degree confirming that you're good at what they're employing you for? ;)
Jester
Well, it's really quite hard to figure out an education system without that assumption. :)
Maybe the better people part is fantasy. I don't think it would improve society's ethical worth particularly. But it would at least take a little chunk out of parochialism.
"But they don't care how smart you are, they just want the piece of paper. A piece of paper that says I put up with more BS than someone else."
Can you really blame them for asking for a degree confirming that you're good at what they're employing you for? ;)
Jester