> >Pirsig's former self in ZMM, Phaedrus, conducts an experiment while
>teaching
> >on getting rid of the whole degree-and-grading system. This system is
> >intriguing, and appears to work very well, however it exists independent
>of
> >the world, in a little vacuum, which wouldn't ever work.
> >
> >Let's presume that we want to incorporate his idea of abolishing grades
>and
> >degrees from education so students are getting an education for purely
> >education's sake. With no degrees, a company will not know of any
> >creditentials with which to discriminate prospective employees.
> >
>Ok all the rest of the post was based on this assumption so I'll start
>here.
>The credentials that would be used would be projects showing the student's
>ability to apply what they learned in school, a practice that is allready
>very common. Hopefully the student has had oppourtunities in school to do
>this. Getting rid of the degree-and-grading would actually benefit the
>employers since it would put more focus on the students ability to think
>and
>apply their knowledge and in the process provide employers with the
>oppourtunity to judge various examples and hire the employee demonstrating
>the most desireable skills. This cannot be accomplished with a degree and
>grading system.
That's a very good response to my query! I had hoped something like this
existed and was employed, and that the business world was not just based on
a degree-and-grading system.
I think getting rid of the degree-and-grading system would benefit everyone.
Which brings me to another thought... Much emphasis is put on the
intellectual level nowadays, and it is the reason that the
degree-and-grading system got out of control in the first place (people
concerned with grades because they were supposed to reflect your intellect).
So is it moral put emphasis on the intellect as much as society does? Is it
moral for society to tell individuals to strive to achieve intellect? Is
this the natural upward progression of evolution as society breeds intellect
which in turn will eventually overpower society (if that hasn't happened
already)?
Brian
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