The Case against Education
eBook - ePub

The Case against Education

Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

  1. 424 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Case against Education

Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

About this book

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education

Despite being immensely popularā€”and immensely lucrativeā€”education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being "good for the soul" must yield to careful research and common senseā€”The Case against Education points the way.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780691196459
eBook ISBN
9780691201436
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Economic Theory

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. LIST OF TABLES
  7. PREFACE
  8. Introduction
  9. CHAPTER 1. The Magic of Education
  10. CHAPTER 2. The Puzzle Is Real: The Ubiquity of Useless Education
  11. CHAPTER 3. The Puzzle Is Real: The Handsome Rewards of Useless Education
  12. CHAPTER 4. The Signs of Signaling: In Case Youā€™re Still Not Convinced
  13. CHAPTER 5. Who Cares If Itā€™s Signaling? The Selfish Return to Education
  14. CHAPTER 6. We Care If Itā€™s Signaling: The Social Return to Education
  15. CHAPTER 7. The White Elephant in the Room: We Need Lots Less Education
  16. CHAPTER 8. We Need More Vocational Education
  17. CHAPTER 9. Nourishing Mother: Is Education Good for the Soul?
  18. CHAPTER 10. Five Chats on Education and Enlightenment
  19. Conclusion
  20. AFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION
  21. TECHNICAL APPENDIX: COMPLETION PROBABILITY AND STUDENT QUALITY
  22. NOTES
  23. REFERENCES
  24. INDEX

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