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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think at 80K a year for a private school, it’s changed what people expect.[/quote]

OP here. I figured this would be the first response. But, for $80k, don’t you want your kid to be more interesting than just technically capable?[/quote]

Assuming 4 classes/semester, $80k/yr comes out to about $10k per class. Why spend $10,000 on some fluffy intro to world lit class when you can just read the same half dozen books on your own time?[/quote]

Because people don't read them on their own time, and because if they do, they don't talk about them with a PhD in the subject. [/quote]

These days talking about English/History/Poli Sci/Philosophy with a PhD in the subject is not necessarily going to improve your knowledge of the subject. At most it will improve your understanding of the latest academic fads in the subject.

That aside, is talking about a humanities subject with a PhD in the subject going to be worth $10,000 to you? Doubtful. You really would be better off just reading the books on your own time.[/quote]

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