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SS: I make a case for drastically cutting back on education. I argue that education doesn’t achieve its desired goals. The material is irrelevant and students forget much of the material. Most information taught in schools is quickly accessible with a smartphone. Education might be warranted if it boosted cognitive ability but it appears to be increasing IQ scores rather than actual ability to think.
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Yes. OP isn't arguing against education in general, just saying that it's poorly done in such a way that it doesn't justify the coercion and expense involved. He wants less of the traditional kind of education, different kinds of education (teach practical skills). I assume there's still a place for literacy in OP's worldview, or knowing enough about mathematics to understand compound interest.
I'm saying that in addition to the failings OP mentioned, school is not adequately teaching the skills they're supposed to, that they're failing even by their own metrics.
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