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zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
2. Education isn't the "answer"
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 09:05 PM
Jun 2019

People frequently assert that education is the solution to some cultural or social problem. I've often thought that is provably wrong. Some of the most educated people become substance abusers, often in the medical industry where they should be the most knowledgeable. I work in a highly educated and technical industry, and it is filled with republicans who don't believe in climate change, or in many cases, evolution. Education only teaches skills, not necessarily knowledge.

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