反对教育的理由
The case against education
Bryan Douglas Caplan · 初版 2018 年
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为什么值得读
- 提出大部分教育本质是筛选信号而非学习实学
- 引用拿文凭与未毕业回报差异等量化证据佐证
- 直击现代教育在时间与经济层面的高昂成本
教育虽然极受欢迎且利润极其丰厚，却被严重高估了。在这本极具颠覆性的书中，Bryan Caplan 提出，教育的首要功能并非提高学生的能力，而是证明其智力、职业操守和服从度——换言之，就是展示优秀员工所具备的特质。
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有两本书对这个主题剖析得很透彻：《反对教育的理由》（The Case Against Education）：https://jakeseliger.com/2018/03/12/the-case-against-educatio...，该书认为大多数“教育”实际上只是 signalling（信号传递），而非人力资本的获取；还有《Paying for the Party》：https://jakeseliger.com/2014/04/27/paying-for-the-party-eliz...，…
There are two books that cover this subject well: The Case Against Education: https://jakeseliger.com/2018/03/12/the-case-against-educatio..., which argues that most "education" is really signaling, not human capital acquisition, and Paying for the Party: https://jakeseliger.com/2014/04/27/paying-for-the-party-eliz...,…
…生育率持续走低，在西方已经跌破世代更替水平，导致绝大多数人买不起房、房租高得离谱，这看起来简直是个目光极其短浅的想法。[1] https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/d... [2] https://www.nber.org/papers/w17485 编辑：补充了关于教育具有时间成本的信息。这是 Peter Thiel 长期以来的观点。
…decreasing birth rates that is already below replacement in the west making it impossible for most to buy and making rent crazy high seem like an incredibly short sighted idea. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/d... [2] https://www.nber.org/papers/w17485 Edit: added extra info on education having a time cost. This is Peter Thiels long-standing point.
Caplan 的整本《反对教育的理由》都极其出色，如果这还说服不了你，不妨再看看《Paying for the Party》：https://jakeseliger.com/2014/04/27/paying-for-the-party-eliz... ，这本书也同样契合我自己在作为提供方…
Caplan's whole book, The Case Against Education, is excellent, and if it doesn't convince you, try also Paying for the Party: https://jakeseliger.com/2014/04/27/paying-for-the-party-eliz... , which is, too, congruent with my own experience on the provider…
针对你的第一点，你可能会有兴趣读读 Bryan Caplan 的《反对教育的理由》。他用非常有力的数据论证了教育主要是一种 signalling（信号传递）工具。例如，读了 3.5 年没毕业与读完 4 年顺利毕业之间的差距是天壤之别，而…
To your first point, you may be interested to read Bryan Caplan’s “The Case Against Education.” He makes a very strong, quantitative case that education is primarily a signaling device. For instance the difference between 3.5 years without graduating and 4 years + graduation is immense, whereas…
你熟悉 Caplan 的《反对教育的理由》吗？这里有一篇不错的书评（以及一些批评）：https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3678 Caplan 给出了极具说服力的论证，指出教育尽管无可争议地教了些东西，但其主要功能是传递信号…
Are you familiar with Caplan's Case against Education? Here's a good review (and some critique): https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3678 Caplan makes a very compelling case that education, while inarguably teaching something, primarily serves to signal…
非常好的观点。另见《反对教育的理由》：https://jakeseliger.com/2018/03/12/the-case-against-educatio...。我还想说的是，许多领域都存在令人痛苦的入门学习曲线，你必须死记硬背大量看似随机且…
An excellent point. See also The Case Against Education: https://jakeseliger.com/2018/03/12/the-case-against-educatio.... I'll also observe that many fields have an unpleasant introductory learning curve in which one must memorize lots of random-seeming and…