> No. It should help a person develop into a free, thoughtful, well-rounded human being.
That was the goal maybe in the past when only rich people could afford an education.
That was the goal maybe in the past when only rich people could afford an education.
And why are so few rich and so many poor?
That’s not a fact everywhere.
Regardless, at the moment education does not seem to be doing great on either the humanistic or "pragmatic" axis.
150 years ago, only the lords could afford a wash-up man, a laundry man, a cook, a tailor, a night out at the theater. Now we have airfryers, instant pots, fast fashion, washing machines, dishwashers and Netflix.
What does that look like for a Humboldtian education?