williams@kirk.dec.com (John Williams DTN 223-2163) (09/17/86)
You tell me what is going on. We hear from the universities telling us that we need a broad knowledge for our non work related education. Please tell me what sort of accredidation is required for life. Why does anyone need a degree in something other than the field that they intend to be competant in? Background knowledge for general living can be acquired from reading, which one hell of a lot cheaper and effective. This rampant scholasticism is ridiculous. I don't see why people should be pushed to spend the greater amount of their lives in debt to government and private institution. What makes these assholes think the way to salvation in life is college credit? Tuitions are going sky high and people are being forced to live their lives in debt. Most universities are narrow minded and cartesian to further propel society towards this extreme. The very fact that the universities seem to think you need college credit for general knowledge is reflective of the vast profiteering that goes on. This scholastic culture is rapidly reaching a decline. I don't see how they intend to maintain unlimited growth without the wholesale trading of human lives. At what point will four years not be enough? How much life do you intend to consume? John.