It’s not clear to me that reading about the problems with education is a good use of your time in high school. It might be interesting, but it’s not really useful unless you plan to go into education-related politics.
I don’t think graduating with minimum debt is good advice for college students. The ROI for engineering degrees is ridiculously high. The important thing is to not waste money (i.e. don’t go to a tiny private school or get a Music Theory degree). Also, work while you’re in school since work experience + school experience >> just school experience.
Yeah I agree, I think you can get pretty far with educating yourself while having read maaaybe 1 or 2 of the 4+ books listed in the post, unless you find that that is something that really interests you. Of course reading nonfiction is a gr8 way to educate yourself (though you have to be careful, because a lot of published nonfiction has lower epistemic standards than would be ideal), but again, that nonfiction doesn’t have to be about the flaws of the education system unless you really care about learning about the flaws of the education system.
sincerely, someone who reads a lot about the flaws in the education system
Yeah, I definitely recommend reading the given list of books if you’re interested in the education system, but I would frame it that way. If you don’t really care about the education system, you shouldn’t feel like you need to read them.
It’s not clear to me that reading about the problems with education is a good use of your time in high school. It might be interesting, but it’s not really useful unless you plan to go into education-related politics.
I don’t think graduating with minimum debt is good advice for college students. The ROI for engineering degrees is ridiculously high. The important thing is to not waste money (i.e. don’t go to a tiny private school or get a Music Theory degree). Also, work while you’re in school since work experience + school experience >> just school experience.
Understanding problems with the education system helps to decide how to educate oneself.
Yeah I agree, I think you can get pretty far with educating yourself while having read maaaybe 1 or 2 of the 4+ books listed in the post, unless you find that that is something that really interests you. Of course reading nonfiction is a gr8 way to educate yourself (though you have to be careful, because a lot of published nonfiction has lower epistemic standards than would be ideal), but again, that nonfiction doesn’t have to be about the flaws of the education system unless you really care about learning about the flaws of the education system.
sincerely, someone who reads a lot about the flaws in the education system
Yeah, I definitely recommend reading the given list of books if you’re interested in the education system, but I would frame it that way. If you don’t really care about the education system, you shouldn’t feel like you need to read them.