Bryan Caplan, "The Case Against Education"

Economics professor Bryan Caplan argued that the main function of higher education has become more about educational credentials and less about ensuring that students are prepared with skills for the job market. He is interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Scott Carlson.
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[@josephbrady-amoon9196]

An education is what you have left after you have forgotten everything you learned in school.

[@idokras1777]

The interviewer poses thoughtful questions in comparison to the many other Caplan interviews I've listened to. Kudos.

[@SonofSamClemens]

The interviewers hypothetical applications of education reveal he has never worked in business. a semester of highschool drama does NOT translate into presentation skills in business 15 years later. First way too much time will have past. Second, reciting a monologue from Hamlet is not remotely the same thing as explaining the justification for a business project and reading out data. Anyone who has done both knows this.

[@heraldarnold437]

Exactly. I took 3 years of high school drama and the only thing that translates into the corporate world is confidence in speaking in front of people while under pressure to perform. At the end of the day, what really matters are work specific skills, which in this highly specialized, fast paced world, matters infinitely more than a bunch of irrelevant knowledge and skills Universities/College force you to learn.