Chamath on sending his kids to college: Culture over Credentials
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Brief Summary
A parent reflects on prioritizing social adjustment over college pressure for their son.
Key points
- Rethinking College Education. A parent questions the necessity of college for their child, focusing on social adjustment instead.
Transcript
As a parent, I think a lot about so much of education in America and the middle class, upper class is all about what college, how do you get them there? And honestly, lately, I'm like, I don't think they should go to college. My son is a rising junior and his entire focus is he wants to go to an SEC school because of the culture. And 2 years ago, I would have panicked and I would have thought, should I help him get into a school, this school, that school? And now I'm like, that's actually the best thing you could do. be socially well adjusted, psychologically deal with different kinds of failures, you know, enjoy a few years of exploration.
