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Aldo Leopold

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12. Absolutely brilliant and spot on.

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 06:25 PM

Feb 2015

This is one of my pet issues, the right wing constantly harping against university education and professors.

Here's the key element of Rude's brilliant essay:

"That you spent time with people who are different than you."

The importance of a college education is not so much the "job" it leads you to as it is the diversity of ideas, opinions, and world views it exposes you to along the way.

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The Rude Pundit - Scott Walker Doesn't Have a College Degree, But You Should [View all] meegbear Feb 2015 OP

Gotta love The Rude One's spot-on description of Walker hifiguy Feb 2015 #1

Glad he called out Walker and Jindal's assault on higher education KeepItReal Feb 2015 #2

k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #3

Given the advantages a college degree confers, financially Kber Feb 2015 #4

I really do hope The Rude Pundit has tenure. The radical religious politicans need to be confronted. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #5

Big fat K&R for this one! bullwinkle428 Feb 2015 #6

Fear Augiedog Feb 2015 #7

Excellent post, Augie. hifiguy Feb 2015 #11

Yes Augie You are right on! The 1%'ers def want to control education-->or wipe out empirical thought hue Feb 2015 #14

Huge K & R Thespian2 Feb 2015 #15

I think it is interesting that most of the corporations that support him would not hire someone for jwirr Feb 2015 #8

They have to a greater (W) or lesser extent (Bush I, Clinton) been controlled by the major Donors Dustlawyer Feb 2015 #20

Many Federal jobs give more weight to experience than education madville Feb 2015 #9

Not sure I agree with you on the basis of your statement. Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #13

In the federal process madville Feb 2015 #18

Okay, I see now what you mean, thanks. Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #19

I Love How the Rude Pundit Leith Feb 2015 #10

Absolutely brilliant and spot on. Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #12

He hits it every time! K&R mountain grammy Feb 2015 #16

He would then only be ,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #17

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