See my post #11. I agree that colleges are not preparing students to enter the job market and that our K-12 educational system needs to be reformed similarly. We need an apprenticeship track for high school students to prepare them to work in the trades. Partnerships with business and industry could be used to facilitate the process.
But the elephant in the room is the changing demographics of the student body. The failure to provide adequate education for blacks and Hispanics plus cultural linguistic and economic factors will make us less competitive. And open borders are overwhelming our schools, hospitals, and prisons.
I agree with you on that. The intent is to create a world of equal competence so each of us are as easily replaceable so we can’t complain about subhuman treatment.
But for blacks and Hispanics, I think they would respond well to on the job learning, like a guild-type situation.