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"I have a real contrarian streak, this is a very contrarian book. The author marshals compelling evidence for the thesis that some secondary and almost all post-secondary education is effectively just a signal to employers that a potential hire is hard working (high in conscientiousness), willing to take instruction (high in conformity) and intelligent (higher IQ)." — May 26, 2022 02:23PM
"I have a real contrarian streak, this is a very contrarian book. The author marshals compelling evidence for the thesis that some secondary and almost all post-secondary education is effectively just a signal to employers that a potential hire is hard working (high in conscientiousness), willing to take instruction (high in conformity) and intelligent (higher IQ)." — May 26, 2022 02:23PM
“Mostly, though, students get what economist Bryan Caplan called narrow vocational training for jobs few of them will ever have. Three-quarters of American college graduates go on to a career unrelated to their major—a trend that includes math and science majors—after having become competent only with the tools of a single discipline. One good tool is rarely enough in a complex, interconnected, rapidly changing world. As the historian and philosopher Arnold Toynbee said when he described analyzing the world in an age of technological and social change, “No tool is omnicompetent.” •”
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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