{"product_id":"the-case-against-education-bryan-caplan-9780691196459","title":"The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy we need to stop wasting public funds on education\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative--education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being \"good for the soul\" must yield to careful research and common sense--\u003ci\u003eThe Case against Education\u003c\/i\u003e points the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Caplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691196451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691196459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Bryan Caplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138388029695,"sku":"9780691196459","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_016fd1da-556b-41ad-8448-5bbbb263dfbd.jpg?v=1687899381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-against-education-bryan-caplan-9780691196459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}