Comments on: Rethinking the value of college http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/30/rethinking-the-value-of-college/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John Sherriff http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/30/rethinking-the-value-of-college/comment-page-1/#comment-9162 John Sherriff Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:00:01 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3755#comment-9162 The advocates of the "learning how to think" school of thought rather than the "trade school" approach seem to believe that the two are mutually exclusive. To make it in a practical major like engineering, science or accounting one still has to develop one's problem solving skills. But you are spot on when you say it feels "hollow" to have advanced your lifelong learning skills and be in the unemployment line or back living with your parents. Would love to hear your comments on my blog at: http://valueofcollege.blogspot.com The advocates of the “learning how to think” school of thought rather than the “trade school” approach seem to believe that the two are mutually exclusive. To make it in a practical major like engineering, science or accounting one still has to develop one’s problem solving skills. But you are spot on when you say it feels “hollow” to have advanced your lifelong learning skills and be in the unemployment line or back living with your parents.

Would love to hear your comments on my blog at:
http://valueofcollege.blogspot.com

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