When I said education I did not intend to limit my comment to academic pursuits. Our country should look at the German model where decisions is to paths students will follows at a relatively early stage. Then there are personal preferences in which testing cannot easily detect. I went to engineering school from which a handful of my classmates after graduating entered fields very remote from engineering.
That’s true. Our educational system is sadly deficient in all areas. There are no decent paths for trades and academic credentials have devolved to little more than certification for political correctness. The colleges that still require academic rigor are filled with foreign students while American youth languish in a state of institutionalized ignorance.
Given the state of technology, there is little reason for most traditional colleges. Most courses should be online with serious technical lab components. Apprenticeships and trade schools would better serve the larger population.
Due to my military career, I have attended college courses around the country over a span of decades. I have seen the quality of education decline dramatically—only exceeded by the lack of preparedness of the students. Few colleges are anything beyond leftist indoctrination camps.
The current system is not only broken; it’s irreparable. The vast majority of student loans amount to noting more than indentured servitude for a gullible audience.