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137 sats \ 8 replies \ @south_korea_ln 9h \ on: Is Your Master’s Degree Useless? (The Economist) econ
The education arms-race is on full display in South Korea.
Getting a university degree was the way for a good job, right?
Country with very high (highest?) number of university graduates versus general population in the world, yet, so many disenchanted young people unable to find a good job...
Not gonna change anytime soon... my kid in kindergarten is already signed up for some after school classes so he doesn't fall behind the others who also sign up for such classes so they don't fall behind of others who... etc... cold war of education...
I think we just have to reorient our messaging. I care a lot about my kids education and I'm willing to pay for it. But I don't tell them that the goal is to get a high paying job--to me the goal is to become a lifelong learner who feels confident in their ability to learn anything and tackle any challenge. That will pay its own dividends in the job market one day, even if not right away
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don't need a university (degree) for any of those lofty, laudable aim
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I think it depends on the subject. Yes it's possible to learn on your own, but not many people can do it well, and what's even harder is sorting through what to learn without someone guiding you
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back in the day, we had tutors and specialized trade schools (I'm thinking, like, 15th century).
I project efforts like that will return
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I see that too, especially with GenAI upending a classroom professor's ability to assess student learning. The days of 100:1 student:teacher education may be gone
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that sounds terribly dystopian
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S Korea, same difference lol
this is one reason why most Koreans go crazy in college or university, first time they can relax and decompress
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the educational arms race! love it (not really; but you know, it's a nice phrase!)
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