Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University and author of The Case Against Education.
In this episode you’ll learn where and when to be a nonconformist, whether the college path is useful for the average student as a mechanism for launching their career, the cost benefit of acquiring a degree, the inefficiencies of school funding in America, and practical ways of exiting the traditional educating system.
This episode is sponsored by John Galt Mortgage Company https://www.johngaltmortgage.com
Chapters:
0:00 - Bryan Caplan
14:40 - Proving Your Worth Without a Degree
17:59 - The Future of Higher Education
21:39 - What Might Change the Trajectory of Education?
32:40 - Sponsor: John Galt Mortgage Company
34:25 - Opting Out of K-12 vs. Opting Out of College
38:40 - Is a College Degree the Core Factor of Your Perceived Job Value
42:50 - The Spending Inefficiencies of the Education System
46:41 - The School Choice Movement
49:15 - The Most Important Things That Need to Be Changed in Education
52:40 - How Has Academia Changed Over the Last Couple Decades
55:30 - Bryan’s Upcoming Book about Nonconformity
59:50 - How to Find More of Bryan’s Work
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Connect with Bryan Caplan
Book | The Case Against Education
Website | http://www.bcaplan.com
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Twitter | @hannahfrankman
Website | http://hannahfrankman.com
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