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37 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 6h \ parent \ on: Is Your Master’s Degree Useless? (The Economist) econ
I think we just have to reorient our messaging. I care a lot about my kids education and I'm willing to pay for it. But I don't tell them that the goal is to get a high paying job--to me the goal is to become a lifelong learner who feels confident in their ability to learn anything and tackle any challenge. That will pay its own dividends in the job market one day, even if not right away
don't need a university (degree) for any of those lofty, laudable aim
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I think it depends on the subject. Yes it's possible to learn on your own, but not many people can do it well, and what's even harder is sorting through what to learn without someone guiding you
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back in the day, we had tutors and specialized trade schools (I'm thinking, like, 15th century).
I project efforts like that will return
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I see that too, especially with GenAI upending a classroom professor's ability to assess student learning. The days of 100:1 student:teacher education may be gone
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