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bucolic_frolic

(55,405 posts)
2. I always say
Fri Jan 12, 2024, 08:02 PM
Jan 2024

if you don't know US history, some European history, reading and writing, and some political philosophy, you don't know much.

But everything is so specialized today. You can't know everything. Education is moving toward skills. Skills matter, and community colleges meet the needs of local companies with skills they need and often teach because the execs teach there on the side.

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Some universities have had different tuition rates for different disciplines for a long time. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #1
I always say bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #2
Exactly HighFired49 Jan 2024 #13
Are those all bad? WarGamer Jan 2024 #3
i would say "Joe 3-Pack". ret5hd Jan 2024 #4
Any aspiration to ' The life of the mind' FalloutShelter Jan 2024 #5
I think it does matter. I think it is quite obvious in our society. walkingman Jan 2024 #6
I believe it does. no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #7
Profiteering corrupts higher ed. limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #8
It's horrifying MsLeopard Jan 2024 #9
Small correction limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #11
Yes, the corruption in teaching hospital started Quakerfriend Jan 2024 #10
academia is not what it used to be et tu Jan 2024 #12
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