> instead of four years doing something hate for a useless degree they'll never use
I think this comment here points to the issue of colleges -- most people have no clue what major they want to be or what type of career they want to pursue.
The result is that if they are pushed into a corner they do not want to be in, money would be spent and nothing of value would be gained.
What should be happening before college or at the earlier levels is people taking classes that allow them to explore but also teach them transferable skills.
Ideally, this is where G.E.'s should've worked. However, at the current state, they're just useless extra units that seemed be layed onto college students in order to keep them in school longer, and thus pay more tuition. In addition, most of the things they teach are not transferable - they're too specific / boring and after a semester, it's all forgotten.
Instead, the G.E. curriculum should focus on knowledge shared by every field, or that could be used in any career -- logic, data science, ethics, etc.
An improvement like this could justify the high-cost of a college education.
I think this comment here points to the issue of colleges -- most people have no clue what major they want to be or what type of career they want to pursue.
The result is that if they are pushed into a corner they do not want to be in, money would be spent and nothing of value would be gained.
What should be happening before college or at the earlier levels is people taking classes that allow them to explore but also teach them transferable skills.
Ideally, this is where G.E.'s should've worked. However, at the current state, they're just useless extra units that seemed be layed onto college students in order to keep them in school longer, and thus pay more tuition. In addition, most of the things they teach are not transferable - they're too specific / boring and after a semester, it's all forgotten.
Instead, the G.E. curriculum should focus on knowledge shared by every field, or that could be used in any career -- logic, data science, ethics, etc.
An improvement like this could justify the high-cost of a college education.