Misconception #86: People need the schools because they can't get a job without them.

There is a lot of evidence out there that it is more difficult to get a job if you are not a college graduate. I will agree with the evidence. There's one big question that needs to be answered. Why?


As I have stated numerous times, there is nothing that can be learned in school that can't be learned elsewhere. Why is it that people with college degrees can find the jobs while others, sometimes more capable than college graduates, are effectively being prohibited from making meaningful contributions to society? It's due to discrimination. We care far more about schooling than we do about education.

While it is definitely easier to find work with a degree than without, that doesn't prove the value of schooling. If the schools didn't exist, neither would the discrimination. Employers would have to find alternative approaches to establishing what an applicant can offer them. People without degrees would have an easier time finding work.

The schools slam doors shut far more often than they reopen them. The schools have spun this unfortunate reality in proof of their value. This should actually be a source of criticism. The apparent benefits of schooling are not due to colleges improving opportunities nearly as much as they are due to the discrimination they promote against those who learn elsewhere.