An American study found that 45% of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college. After four years, 36% of students displayed no significant increases in their "higher order" thinking skills.[1]
Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.[2]
Survey relating to post-college intellectual development for college graduates
According to a Jenkins Group survey, 42% of college graduates will never read another book.[3]
Quotes
“Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality.” - Thomas Sowell