"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 5/24/13 10:14 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 24 May 2013 08:14:28 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:


There is a law school being sued by it's students as we speak over
that exact issue.



Harry "admits"? What I said was that I didn't think the primary
purpose
of a college education was to get a job. I think a good college
education helps a student learn how to think critically and
abstractly,
and how to adapt one's self to the changing circumstances life
presents.
Thinking critically is certainly a job skill, at least in the world I
occupy in earning a living. If I wanted to learn a trade, I would have
gone to a trade school. In fact, I did attend trade school classes
part-time because I had an opportunity to learn a skill I wanted to
have, but not because I really wanted to work at that trade.

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A college degree has become a prerequisite for a job .... at least in
any of the professional disciplines. *All* college programs are
supposed to help how to learn to think critically and abstractly,
regardless of your major or degree pursuit but that's not the primary
purpose for most. Getting the educational credentials to pursue a
specific career goal is the primary purpose nowadays.

I think it has changed a lot over the years as job descriptions and
their duties have become increasingly specialized.