I was going to say this as well.

The University system is broken because:

1) On the students' part they still approach college as an institution of higher learning, not as job training.

and

2) On the Universities' part they have shifted from higher learning to (poor)job training programs- a change which is reflected in the price of attendance as they (erroneously) operate under the assumption they are preparing all their students for high-paying jobs- yet still market themselves as institutes of higher learning.

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Posted by lsucoonass

shreveport and east texas

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:32 pm to ManBearTiger

Isn't problem one a result from useless elective courses that take up 1-2 years of a degree.

Each major only needs the coursework that fits that respective degree. Or only add math as an elective?

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Posted by Pettifogger

Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

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Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:15 pm to ManBearTiger

quote:
I was going to say this as well.

The University system is broken because:

1) On the students' part they still approach college as an institution of higher learning, not as job training.

Which is fine if the same students still made up colleges. For students from well to do backgrounds that will find a place regardless of what they study, and need college as a "finishing" school, they can and perhaps should go to school for a classical education and social refinement, rather than job training.

Others can't do that, and hence, have to approach it differently. But, I don't want to discount the value of an educated populace apart from job training. For those who can afford to study the history of Prussian legislative politics, by all means, do so. You just can't then complain that nobody wants to hire you.

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