Colleges And Universities, For All The Benefits

Again And Again, Universities Have Put A Low Priority On The Very Programs And Initiatives That Are Needed Most To Increase Productivity And Competitiveness, Improve The Quality Of Government, And Overcome The Problems Of Illiteracy, Miseducation, And Unemployment.

Economists Who Have Studied The Relationship Between Education And Economic Growth Confirm What Common Sense Suggests: The Number Of College Degrees Is Not Nearly As Important As How Well Students Develop Cognitive Skills, Such As Critical Thinking And Problem-solving Ability.

For Some Students, Especially In The Sciences, The Knowledge Gained In College May Be Directly Relevant To Graduate Study. For Almost All Students, A Liberal Arts Education Works In Subtle Ways To Create A Web Of Knowledge That Will Illumine Problems And Enlighten Judgment On Innumerable Occasions In Later Life.

I Think Any Self-respecting Educational Institution Ought To Judge Its Policies By Its Best Estimate Of What Their Long-term Consequences For Their Students And For The Society Will Be.

Universities Are Institutions Run By Amateurs To Train Professionals.