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The Oldest Of The Arts And The Youngest Of The Professions.

The Most Obvious Purpose Of College Education Is To Help Students Acquire Information And Knowledge By Acquainting Them With Facts, Theories, Generalizations, Principles, And The Like. This Purpose Scarcely Requires Justification.

Doctoral Training Is Devoted Almost Entirely To Learning To Do Research, Even Though Most Ph.ds Who Enter Academic Life Spend Far More Time Teaching Than They Do Conducting Experiments Or Writing Books.

There Is Far Too Much Law For Those Who Can Afford It And Far Too Little For Those Who Cannot.

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.