Caplan, Bryan Douglas
The Case against Education
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691174655
- author:
- Caplan, Bryan Douglas
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 23.37 x 16.26 x 3.3 centimetres
- Genre:
- Business, Economics, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money by Bryan Caplan. Education is often seen as a key to success, but Bryan Caplan argues that its primary function is not to enhance students' skills, but rather to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformity. In this book, Caplan explores how the education system can be wasteful and ineffective, and why cutting funding may be the best remedy. Caplan examines the labor market's value on grades over knowledge, and how employers often reward workers for costly schooling they rarely use. He also discusses the importance of vocational education and the need to re-evaluate our society's top conformity signal - graduation. By drawing on social science research, Caplan advocates for a more practical approach to education policy. A thought-provoking critique of the education system, The Case against Education offers a fresh perspective on how we can improve our approach to learning and certification.
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