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schnucken t1_jc440pq wrote

I worked in higher ed for most of my career and agree with your assessment that it's become "capitalist credentialism." What would your top three changes be for overhauling our education system--k-12, college, or both?

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unemployedprofessors OP t1_jc4gfvg wrote

I'm thinking - this is a great question and I don't want to rush an answer, nor do I want you to think I'm ignoring you.

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schnucken t1_jc4jlfq wrote

No problem! It's a huge question and every time I think about it, it gets raveled in with larger issues of social stratification and mobility (made thornier by racism and sexism), national economic policies, globalism and corporate responsibility, and broad-based cultural values ... just to begin...

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