tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post115755674307212992..comments2024-03-26T12:23:35.307-05:00Comments on The Buck Stops Here: The Value of Education?Stuart Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1157907296795734202006-09-10T11:54:00.000-05:002006-09-10T11:54:00.000-05:00Education has uses other than directly raising eco...Education has uses other than directly raising economic growth, for example:<BR/><BR/>1. Peace and stability: Educated people are more likely to settle differences through dialogue, not violence.<BR/><BR/>2. Social mixing: One of the original purposes of (publc) education was to mix together immigrants from different backgrounds and create an "American" identity. This hasn't always worked, but when it does the cross-fertilization of ideas is very benefical.<BR/><BR/>3. General confidence: Knowing you can get an A in Calculus probably makes you more likely to believe that you can start your own business, invent a new product, etc.<BR/><BR/>All of these factors, will in the long run lead to a healthier economy.mjk1093https://www.blogger.com/profile/07725342934757199576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1157762121505440152006-09-08T19:35:00.000-05:002006-09-08T19:35:00.000-05:00I know in Germany, there is an official apprentice...I know in Germany, there is an official apprenticeship program, which works very well. Skilled trades there are a respected profession, and people tend to be highly skilled.<BR/><BR/>My brother who is an electrical engineer for Boeing says that only 25% of what he learn in University is actually relavent to his job. He says that the real benefit of University is demonstrating that people have the capacity to learn and the dicipline to stick it out for four years.TurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1157654402445786442006-09-07T13:40:00.000-05:002006-09-07T13:40:00.000-05:00Stuart,I just posted this morning about Samuelson'...Stuart,<BR/>I just <A HREF="http://thomasinstitute.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-do-dumb-americans-lead-world.html" REL="nofollow">posted</A> this morning about <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501131.html" REL="nofollow">Samuelson's op-ed</A> in the Washington Post about schooling versus learning. He makes a very similar point about schooling not being very relevant to work, and how that forces people into community colleges and the like--or even the Dummies books--to gain and maintain their work skills.<BR/><BR/>As a homeschooling mom, I have opted out of k-12 schooling. I keep seeing these kinds of articles everywhere--makes me think we'll be opting out of 13-16 schooling, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1157577926566502912006-09-06T16:25:00.000-05:002006-09-06T16:25:00.000-05:00I have to agree with you 100%, I believe formal ed...I have to agree with you 100%, I believe formal education as it is now is pretty much useless. We need a program whereby kids can learn real world skills, like financial management, time management, interpersonal relationships etc etc.Evert DuToithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046074646776981670noreply@blogger.com