# College Education... A joke/parody of commonly held knowledge.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-education-a-joke-parody-of-commonly-held-knowledge/615932>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 16, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-education-a-joke-parody-of-commonly-held-knowledge/615932 "2012-03-16T04:46:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-education-a-joke-parody-of-commonly-held-knowledge/615932/41 "2012-03-17T05:03:37Z")

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> [@Olbaid3](#):
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> What value is offered in college today that cannot be obtained by perusing a variety of sources on the internet?

I’ll tell you want can be found _here_, clear OPs with structured paragraphs.

Your post combined with your butthurt is a hilarious combination.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-education-a-joke-parody-of-commonly-held-knowledge/615932/42 "2012-03-17T19:06:05Z")

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> [@Olbaid3](#):
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> What value is offered in college today that cannot be obtained by perusing a variety of sources on the internet? I have found that it is better to teach how to find answers and create solutions than it is to teach _common_ knowledge. What say you people of the vast unknown?!

I don’t know how the first part of your rant quite relates to the second, but the end is quite correct. I did not go to college, didn’t need to, and very few people would realize that if I didn’t brag about it. I was raised in a family that had academics coming out the wazoo, and at an early age realized there was a relatively small body of common knowledge that distinquished their educational achievements, and very little depth behind it. Also I have two kids who can’t make enough money to pay their college loans unless they live at home, confirming the lack of value in the generic concept of ‘callidge edicadid’.

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**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-education-a-joke-parody-of-commonly-held-knowledge/615932/43 "2012-03-17T20:22:22Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> TL DR.
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> Would someone who’s read all of this be able to summarize it for me?

It’s (:-D)[SUP]783[/SUP]. You’re welcome. 🙂

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