 All necessary knowledge is learned when it is needed  A small number of people needed to acquire specific skills  Those were learned by way of apprenticing  There was no need for formal education

 As society became more complex more positions required unique skills  As a result, there were more people apprenticing  We started to see what is now known as “trade schools”  With the expansion of our bureaucratized states, more people were needed to spend their days engaged in jobs that required literacy  And so more and more people were asked/required to attend school  For example, book keepers, lawyers, traders  There was more of a need for formal education

 Our need for specialized occupations has lagged behind the number of people who are prepared to earn degrees  Many jobs that “require” college degrees (and advanced degrees) could actually be completed by “less educated people”  School (and degrees) act as a way to separate, sort, and divide the population  This allows for a more rational method of funneling people into careers and jobs

 Primary function of schools and universities today? 1. Socialize people and help bring them into maturity 2. Prepare some people for careers that require specialized knowledge 3. Create a literate population (which somewhat happens) 4. Rationalize the sorting process

Based on a national survey of over 1,800 institutions of higher education Conducted by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute,

Based on a national survey of over 1,800 institutions of higher education Conducted by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute,

Based on a national survey of over 1,800 institutions of higher education Conducted by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute,

Based on a national survey of over 1,800 institutions of higher education Conducted by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute,

Based on a national survey of over 1,800 institutions of higher education Conducted by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute,