Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
The value of an education is not just what you learn; it's in learning HOW to learn.

Nobody hires a college graduate because they think 'oh this person took a course on culture in Papau New Guinea. This will help them manage people and fill out forms.' It's because they know that people who've engaged their brains for 3-4 years in college are quicker to learn than people who spent the same years in their mum's basement playing video games.
It's a signal.

One of my favorite economists was writing (or just finished) a book on it. I was extra excited when my favorite econ professor discussed the signalling model of education too.