¶ Less shocking, sadly, than the news of DSK’s downfall, “Your So-Called Education” is nevertheless a great deal more disturbing. Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa measured college students at the beginning of their first year, at the end of their second, and upon graduation. 36% of the students failed to gain the equivalent of even one point over their entire undergraduate career. Almost as upsetting, 36% of a smaller group — students who reported spending five hours or fewer on weekly studying — maintained grade point averages of 3.16. This is what consumer-driven education must inevitably lead to: zero product.

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