>>>I agree that a college should give you a wide range of knowledge, but your major should give you classes that actually teach you accurate, current theory of the subject, not old outdated subject matter.
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>>>>I take the exact opposite view. The purpose of college (and I do acknowledge that a university is more than just a college) is to educate broadly. Students with a college degree should have been exposed to a wide range of knowledge, as well as given opportunities to learn how to evaluate and integrate that knowledge.
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>>>>College should not be vocational school.
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>>>>Tamar
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>>The purpose of a college/university is to take money for education and make a profit. (Everything is a business model - George Ure)
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>Once, a head of a ED dept told me "Don't believe that doctors are here to help, they are here to earn money."

Yep. I'll agree with that, for a dollar.