An estimated 50 percent of people who receive a four-year degree from an American college lack the skills expected of a college graduate, which means U.S. higher education needs to fundamentally change the way they operate, say the authors of "We're Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education." Their basic message: While national debate over the value of a college education has focused on the cost, the more critical issue is whether students are acquiring the skills that have long been associated with a college degree. That includes critical thinking and analytical skills, master of their field of study, and the development of a moral perspective and sense of personal and social responsibility. Read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/05/us_colleges_put_low_priority_o.html
