Is It a College Degree?

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People with a bachelor's degree make x times more than people without it. But it does still matter, like lifelong earnings. And ah, there's a cultural norm that develops when kids are or sort of funnelled through that system. What a brian catherin has booke the case against education. He calls that signalling. If i meet somebody that's got nice, straight, white teeth, how many things can i tell about them from that? That they've had braces, that they've had braces,. They'v probably come from from a good middle class home, et cetera, et ceterate et ceton.

Michael Shermer speaks with Chris Edwards about educational reform, his study and teaching of world history, the problems in K–12 education, the zip-code model vs. the seat time model of education and how they result in massively different educational outcomes, how “no child left behind” left children behind, federal vs. state educational systems, cheating scandals and what to do about them, the future of education in a world of free (or nearly free) online learning, comparing the U.S. educational system to other countries. Shermer and Edwards also discuss thought experiments, based on Edwards’ latest book, Thought Experiments: History and Applications for Education.