36 "How college became a ruthless competition divorced from learning". Yes, it's the Atlantic, but it's a pretty good article. "Selective preschools" gives me genuine chills of horror... The article treats college as the new (aristocratic) marriage, which is naïve, but... It makes some good points. (archive.is) posted 1 year ago by bamboozler1 1 year ago by bamboozler1 +36 / -0 14 comments share 14 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Meanwhile, because they have restyled themselves as finishing schools for the elite, the academic value of attendance has cratered.