Terrific. The classical form of education you mention remains precious. Give young adults a few years to read, think, talk about, and explore things -- they'll be better off. Also, nowadays, it's a cool thing to do. (I can't think of many things more radical in the current context than reading widely.) Finally, we may soon reach a point where the diminishing number of people who can concentrate enough to read a long book will find themselves advantaged in the marketplace. (Though as you suggest, it's hard to know for sure.)
Another point though - a discomfiting one - is that the classical model only works for people who are genuinely bright and want to partake in it. People don't like to talk about IQ, but 50 percent of people are below average. Unfortunately not everyone can thrive in college the way we'd like.
Again, agree. I’ve always said too many people go to college. If we sold academia honestly, fewer would want it. That may be part of why the hucksters win: honest dealing would mean attracting fewer customers, which would mean fewer roles for faculty, administrators, etc.
Terrific. The classical form of education you mention remains precious. Give young adults a few years to read, think, talk about, and explore things -- they'll be better off. Also, nowadays, it's a cool thing to do. (I can't think of many things more radical in the current context than reading widely.) Finally, we may soon reach a point where the diminishing number of people who can concentrate enough to read a long book will find themselves advantaged in the marketplace. (Though as you suggest, it's hard to know for sure.)
Agree completely!
Another point though - a discomfiting one - is that the classical model only works for people who are genuinely bright and want to partake in it. People don't like to talk about IQ, but 50 percent of people are below average. Unfortunately not everyone can thrive in college the way we'd like.
Again, agree. I’ve always said too many people go to college. If we sold academia honestly, fewer would want it. That may be part of why the hucksters win: honest dealing would mean attracting fewer customers, which would mean fewer roles for faculty, administrators, etc.
Best response to AI: learn to think. Then you’ll be able to judge whether AI thinks.