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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Education isn't just a vocational undertaking. [b]We want plumbers, sure. But we also want citizens. We want people who know how to live life with a sense of purpose and meaning.
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Paying $30k/year to learn how to make widgets isn't really the best investment. But if you find a place that helps you land a higher paying job and teaches you what you need to know to be a more complete person, then it's a good investment. [/quote]

This is a disgusting and demeaning point of view.  Why would plumbers be less than "citizens" and why wouldn't someone who chose a trade like plumbing "know how to live life with a sense of purpose and meaning?"  [/quote]

Yeah....that PP thought they were making a good point, but really only revealed some seriously problematic views.[/quote]

I am not that PP, but the fact is, there are a lot of un/under-educated people who believe COVID is a hoax, that horse paste will fix it, and that everyone in the medical profession is trying to scam them.[b] No, they aren't plumbers, but we have a major lack of critical thinking skills in our populace.[/b][/quote]

You can always tell the difference when talking to someone who went to college and who didn't[/quote]

This is true.[/quote]

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