a properly designd public primary education system fixes that, the US’s was specifically designed to create compliant factory workers…then they took all the factory jobs anyway.
Everywhere does, but Canada has a post secondary education rate of ~66%, and typically votes 66% sane. America has a post secondary education rate of ~50%, and typically votes 50% sane.
There are other differences between the countries, but I think it’s impossible to argue that a substantially more educated population hasn’t led to a stabler and more thoughtful political climate.
How many revolutions around the world have been sparked by student protests? It honestly seems like close to half of them from the past century or two. There’s a reason that Elon and all the billionaires are trying to convince people that college is a waste.
it would be better to add elementary logic as a requirement to graduate high school. I would also add a class where you have to read and present a paper in stem and political science and philosophy.
Going to college can inform, but doesn’t cure innate stupidity. And if the student is particularly willful, they can hold onto their ignorance as well.
You are right, all the comments replying to you are making vacuous individualist arguments like ‘it won’t work every single time’, when what’s important is that ‘on average, it will raise intelligence and the ability to critically evaluate situations’.
The internet loves to just regurgitate what they heard before and only deal in absolutes, so right now it’s that they would have made more money in the trades, so suddenly college and higher education is meaningless and provided no value to them. It’s honestly embarassing how much they’re just buying into right wing propaganda.
A more educated population is a more empowered population, and there’s absolutely no reason that everyone shouldn’t do some form of post secondary education, whether it’s university, college, or a trades program that includes college level courses. You’re not going to be able to understand how the world actually works or get a sense of the depth of knowledge in each field by just dropping out of high school and stopping thinking hard.
Everyone should have to go to college. We have an epidemic of stupidity.
I’m not sure college fixes that.
a properly designd public primary education system fixes that, the US’s was specifically designed to create compliant factory workers…then they took all the factory jobs anyway.
It does. Look at Canada.
Idk, maybe we’re doing alright compared to the US but we have an epidemic of stupid here too
Everywhere does, but Canada has a post secondary education rate of ~66%, and typically votes 66% sane. America has a post secondary education rate of ~50%, and typically votes 50% sane.
There are other differences between the countries, but I think it’s impossible to argue that a substantially more educated population hasn’t led to a stabler and more thoughtful political climate.
How many revolutions around the world have been sparked by student protests? It honestly seems like close to half of them from the past century or two. There’s a reason that Elon and all the billionaires are trying to convince people that college is a waste.
Haha Doug Ford bad man.
Thanks for the commentary, so insightful and helpful. Totally not just edge lord polarizing bullshit.
it would be better to add elementary logic as a requirement to graduate high school. I would also add a class where you have to read and present a paper in stem and political science and philosophy.
Going to college can inform, but doesn’t cure innate stupidity. And if the student is particularly willful, they can hold onto their ignorance as well.
Case in point: Trump.
You are right, all the comments replying to you are making vacuous individualist arguments like ‘it won’t work every single time’, when what’s important is that ‘on average, it will raise intelligence and the ability to critically evaluate situations’.
The internet loves to just regurgitate what they heard before and only deal in absolutes, so right now it’s that they would have made more money in the trades, so suddenly college and higher education is meaningless and provided no value to them. It’s honestly embarassing how much they’re just buying into right wing propaganda.
A more educated population is a more empowered population, and there’s absolutely no reason that everyone shouldn’t do some form of post secondary education, whether it’s university, college, or a trades program that includes college level courses. You’re not going to be able to understand how the world actually works or get a sense of the depth of knowledge in each field by just dropping out of high school and stopping thinking hard.
Everyone should have access to a free college education, but not everyone benefits from it and it certainly does not guarantee intelligence.