The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

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The Case against Education

Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

Bryan Caplan, Bryan Caplan

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Princeton University Press
20 August 2019

Educational strategies & policy; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Industrial or vocational training; Economics

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular-and immensely lucrative-education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being ""good for the soul"" must yield to careful research and common sense-The Case against Education points the way.

By: Bryan Caplan
Afterword by: Bryan Caplan
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9780691196459
ISBN 10: 0691196451
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 20 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bryan Caplan is professor of economics at George Mason University. His books include Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think. Twitter @bryan_caplan

Reviews for The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

"""Cogently argued.""—Megan McArdle, Washington Post ""A wake-up call for all Americans.""—Ian Lindquist, Weekly Standard ""The Case against Education . . . is a case of Caplan being right.""—Charles Fain Lehman, Washington Free Beacon ""[Caplan] argues devastatingly . . . that college is, for many of those who go there, a boondoggle.""—Kyle Smith, National Review"