A-Foolish Education

A-Foolish Education – Brief Article

Harold Orlans

From our earliest years a foolish education adorns our mind and corrupts our judgment. I see everywhere immense institutions where young people are brought up at great expense, learning everything except their duties.

Rousseau, First Discourse, 1750

Harold Orlans has conducted many studies of higher education and research policy for private and government bodies in Washington, DC. He retains the copyright for this column.

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