Is education a "great training robbery" ? Why or why not?

Question

Is education a "great training robbery" ? Why or why not?

Answer 1

yea, way too much money for no concrete job offer. and the college teachers get richer and richer..

Answer 2

no, i dont know why you ask anyway you should have education because you need to improve your skills

Answer 3

It is for those who own their own home whom are childless.  All homeowners pay school taxes regardless of having children or not to utilize the buses, or "free" public school.

Its definitely a great training robbery.  A homeowners without kids should not be taxed the same as one with kids.  Its unfair and its an injustice.

Answer 4

The education system is a farce.

We constantly tell kids they need to go to college, then we ***** about illegal aliens who do the work the college graduates don't want to do. Since everyone now has a degree, we have to pay people more. This raises the cost of living for everyone.

Case in point. My job. No college skills needed. A few business classes maybe, but I don't need to know about Shakespere and who won the battle of Agincourt in order to do my job. Colleges fill us with liberal arts based courses and we really don't need them. 2-2.5 years of career based education is what most people need. There is no reason anyone needs to complete 4 years of college before entering law school. I contest that 2 years working as a paramedic or EMT will prepare someone well enough for medical school, and do we really need entry level advanced degrees in Physical Therapy? The college I graduated from doesn't even allow PT students to get a BS...they have to earn a MS and it is a 5-year program...just a bunch of c**p so the school can get more money if you ask me.

And what about the things they DON'T teach? Why do 9th and 10th graders (for the most part) receive American Civics classes? Why not do that in 12th grade so the almost-old-enough-to-vote crowd might retain some info prior to setting foot into an election booth? What does a 14 year old care? How much do they take with them when they leave school? How about making Economics a mandatory class? Every kid who graduates HS should have to know what the Stock Market is all about, how to buy and sell stocks, and what mutual funds, IRAs, T-Bills, and Bullion are. Wait....that would mean the NEA would have to sanction the kids learning about CAPITALISM and how the REAL WORLD works! God Forbid That!!!! Woe to him who shall make the man depend less on the teat of the government!

I don't know if that's what you were going for, but there it is. I love Mondays!

Answer 5

all the jobs being outsourced are blue collar jobs.

If you want a job, you'll have to get an education.

Answer 6

I understand how the education system wants to establish an average intelligence level of high school graduates but some of the methods used and material taught could use an overhaul.

Answer 7

No

Tell me how you expect anyone could even run a home without learning math? (for instance)