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Over a quarter-century ago when I was an assistant professor, I wrote a paper for Florida Trend titled “To Hell On A Mortar Board.” I pointed out many of the shortcomings in higher education, to which my faculty associates took serious exception. This sequel will point out much more serious problems with higher education, of a different nature.
Prior to World War Two, most college students were either self-selected and motivated, or the children of wealthy parents. Some students majored in subjects that prepared them for career employment, such as engineering, accounting, and education.
Others majored in Liberal Arts which was, and still is, the best education, but only cost-effective for really bright students. When I use the word ‘liberal’, I am using it as intended, not in today’s hijacked Communist version…
