Education In Society: Crash Course Sociology #40
Today we'll explore the history of education as a social institution, with a specific focus on how the US organizes its educational system. We'll look at education through the lenses of...
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The average American spends 13 and a half years of their life in school. And that's not counting the amount of time that you spend watching Crash Course. Getting a bachelor’s degree means spending upwards of 17 years as a student. And advanced degrees like medical degrees or PhDs can tack on another 4 to 6 years on top of that. So, why do we spend so much time in the classroom? With so much information available to us with just a few taps on our phones and computers, it might seem like sitting in a classroom to learn about the world isn’t really necessary anymore. But educational institutions aren’t just places where we learn facts – and Google is no substitute for the social functions that schools provide. In fact, neither is Crash Course. So let’...
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The average American spends 13 and a half years of their life in school. And that's not counting the amount of time that you spend watching Crash Course. Getting a bachelor’s degree means spending upwards of 17 years as a student. And advanced degrees like medical degrees or PhDs can tack on another 4 to 6 years on top of that. So, why do we spend so much time in the classroom? With so much information available to us with just a few taps on our phones and computers, it might seem like sitting in a classroom to learn about the world isn’t really necessary anymore. But educational institutions aren’t just places where we learn facts – and Google is no substitute for the social functions that schools provide. In fact, neither is Crash Course. So let’...
