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

by Bryan Caplan

Book Overview

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education

Despite 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691196451
• ISBN13: 9780691196459
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"