The college debt crisis is worse than it seems

Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems by FussyZeus on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:20PM (#11757106)

There is however a certain value to being capable of doing what you're told, even if you don't understand the why of everything right off the bat. As a business owner if I need certain things in a certain way from my management or employees, especially if it's just a personal preference or a certain way I do things, I don't give a shit if my management understands it as long as they do it.

There's plenty of room for free thought in a good workplace but there are also certain things that don't need to be questioned because it's none of your business.

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Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems by mulcahey on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:41PM (#11757272)

Sure but the "none of your business" argument doesn't really work in education.

Secondly, in the work place, it's reasonable to assume the work you are doing is beneficial to the business, whereas with classes your work isn't helping anyone else, and might not even be helping you.

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Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems by FussyZeus on Monday May 23, 2016 @09:19PM (#11758319)

Education is supposed to emulate the business world, ergo, for some things it does work.

That's a flaw in the classes, not the system. The point of a formal education system is to prepare you for the business world; if it's not matching up in some way, then it's the fault of the institution or the educator, not the student or the business.

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