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Sukh's Thoughts:
Hate
to say it but the education system is set up to provide a limited number of
graduates because 80% of the jobs in an economy do not need anything more than
a good high school education. And the best way to fill this large number of
jobs is to have people blame themselves for not having done better in school.
Even if we provided all the resources necessary to ensure that everyone had a realistic chance of graduating with a post-secondary education of value, 80% of the jobs the economy needs filled would then be filled with disgruntled, "over-qualified/educated" people. It is much more effective to have people blame themselves for not having worked harder in high school and thankful for the low-paying job they have (but a job which the economy needs someone to do).
As a society, we almost intentionally throw as many distractions as we can at kids to distract them from attaining the goal of not just getting an education, but of the ability to think critically. Most kids, are not mature enough to do what is in their long-run best interest, so unless they have a strong support system at home, the number needed to fail is easily achieved.
I think in South Korea, 60% of high school kids go onto complete a university degree. Then there are not enough jobs for all these highly educated individuals. I think China runs into the same problem.
Even if we provided all the resources necessary to ensure that everyone had a realistic chance of graduating with a post-secondary education of value, 80% of the jobs the economy needs filled would then be filled with disgruntled, "over-qualified/educated" people. It is much more effective to have people blame themselves for not having worked harder in high school and thankful for the low-paying job they have (but a job which the economy needs someone to do).
As a society, we almost intentionally throw as many distractions as we can at kids to distract them from attaining the goal of not just getting an education, but of the ability to think critically. Most kids, are not mature enough to do what is in their long-run best interest, so unless they have a strong support system at home, the number needed to fail is easily achieved.
I think in South Korea, 60% of high school kids go onto complete a university degree. Then there are not enough jobs for all these highly educated individuals. I think China runs into the same problem.
Who
wants to get a university degree and then have to take a job where you are
peers with someone with a limited education? It's too much to take for most
people. The resentment, and social unrest, that builds can be very destructive
for society.
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