Universities Breed Evil
21st May 2024
All my adult life, I have warned people about the low moral and intellectual level of colleges and universities. This is the way I have put it: “If you send your child to college, you are playing Russian Roulette with his or her values.”
Except Hillsdale.
I have always made it clear that for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and a few other specialized subjects, there may be no choice. You can’t learn those subjects on your own. But parents take serious risks when they send their child to college.
Actually, you can learn those subjects on your own; you just can’t get the credential that will get you a high-paying job. No amount of time spent with Coursera or Kahn Academy will match the pull of a degree from MIT or CalTech.