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100			_aCaplan, Bryan
245			_aThe case against education : _bwhy the education system is a waste of time and money _cby Bryan Caplan
260			_aNew Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c©2018
300			_axiv, 395 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1.The magic of education
505			_t2. The puzzle is real: the ubiquity of useless education
505			_t3. The puzzle is real: the handsome rewards of useless education
505			_t4. The signs of signaling: in case you're still not convinced
505			_t5. Who cares if it's signaling? the selfish return to education
505			_t6. We care if it's signaling: the social return to education
505			_t7. The white elephant in the room: we need lots less education
505			_t8. 1 > 0: We need more vocational education
505			_t9. Nourishing mother: is education good for the soul?
505			_t10. Five chats on education and enlightenment
520			_aWhy we need to stop wasting public funds on education Despite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative-education is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformity-in other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As and casually forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for the average worker but instead in runaway credential inflation, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely if ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Caplan draws on the latest social science to show how the labor market values grades over knowledge, and why the more education your rivals have, the more you need to impress employers. He explains why graduation is our society's top conformity signal, and why even the most useless degrees can certify employability. He advocates two major policy responses. The first is educational austerity. Government needs to sharply cut education funding to curb this wasteful rat race. The second is more vocational education, because practical skills are more socially valuable than teaching students how to outshine their peers. Romantic notions about education being "good for the soul" must yield to careful research and common sense- The Case against Education points the way.
650			_aEducational sociology -- United States
650			_aVocational education -- United States
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