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Originally Posted by MTI
That would certainly be true if it were a trade school, but universities aren't particularly good trade schools. I surmise that's your impression about what higher education should be. Others, myself included, came out of college with a greater understanding of "how to learn" and applied those skills to the various careers I've had. Just my point of view.
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IMO, any education has to be viewed FIRST as whether it can pay for itself or not financially. After which, you can debate about which avenue moves your soul. "how to learn" is a wonderful thing, no doubt about it. If the kind of jobs I can get after I know "how to learn" doesn't care whether I can or cannot learn, I wasted money and anything else is fluff. As I said, you can debate philosophy better on a full stomach in a comfortable house and your warm bed a lot better than being in the elements, cold and hungry. If your "how to learn" knowledge can get you a job you couldn't have had without it, IOW the employer is willing to pay and that extra can compensate you for your expenditure, why not?
If I spend $100 on a tool that saves me $20 and can't use it again till who knows when, it costs me money. If I can make me $20 more a week for the next 20 years, it is a good investment. After that, we can talk about existential values, learning to learn and whatever else.