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‘Not what it is about’ according to whom?

Most students are in school because they want jobs, not to learn to think. The professors may be interested in that goal but how can they possibly achieve it with a student body that just wants their degree papers and a shot at the upper middle class?

> higher education is not about getting a job

That was probably true in the past, but the GI Bill after WWII definitely changed that.

In theory, that's not what education is for. In practice, that's absolutely what people go to college for.