Reply #28: Going to college is no guarantee of becoming educated [View All]

If people go to college and major in one of those recently-devised majors intended to prepare them for specific corporate slots (Human Resources Management, Corporate Health and Fitness, Financial Management, Management Information Systems), they can graduate dumber than when they entered, because they will have been indoctrinated into corporate values.

If I were in charge of all K-12 education, kids would learn to read by reading real books of high quality, not reading textbooks. They would study history, geography, and science through books, movies, and, in the case of science, hands-on experiences in nature. They would learn to write coherently, spell correctly, and use proper grammar. (This actually helps a person think more clearly.) They would learn to sing and play real music and learn the principles of drawing realistically. They would learn athletic activities that they could continue for a lifetime. They would be given specific instruction in how not to be taken in by propaganda.

If they went to college, they would have seen alternatives to the corporate script.