In the late 1990s my school sold itself mostly as a way to get a high paying job. There was a clear disconnect between admissions (the salespeople), the professors, and the students.
The salespeople: College is a way to get a high paying job.
The professors: College is about exploring academic subjects.
The students: College is a rite of passage to be part of the upper-middle-class.
IMO, the only way to fix the system is to be stricter about who gets into college, and more lenient about who's hired for professional jobs. Also, we need more trade schools.
The salespeople: College is a way to get a high paying job.
The professors: College is about exploring academic subjects.
The students: College is a rite of passage to be part of the upper-middle-class.
IMO, the only way to fix the system is to be stricter about who gets into college, and more lenient about who's hired for professional jobs. Also, we need more trade schools.