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I wish I had the time to read about the whole thread but I have some work to do now :-)
My comments, however, moderately agree. College, if a person so chooses, can be like any institution: mind-numbingly programmatic. Most institutions attempt to mold people to think and act the same, for the supposed benefit of that institution.
It benefits companies if drones are churned out of school...but only in the short-term. Innovation is what generates real wealth, not uniformity or the status quo. Surely, we need consistency and moderation, but appreciable growth (I believe) comes from those who are trail-blazers.
It's been said time and time again that those who "succeed" only do so after a myriad of failures. The best teacher is experience, etc. etc. I think that all of that is true, and if we allow our education system to generate drones -- for the short-term benefit of America's corporately-controlled government -- we risk creating an America that, 20 years from now, does not innovate, does not create novel solutions, and thus does not generate the same wealth it does now.
So, I think the point of the quoted article is that we need to learn how to be creative and innovative within our own skins. My university helped me do that, but only because I willed it to be so.
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