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Chicago Tribune - Opinion Piece

February 1, 2011

You can argue against the validity of the findings in "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," but the professors' conclusions still left me ready to fetch my kid and put him to work in a carwash. In truth, families play a large role in the sociologists' findings.Our culture sets narrow expectations. Often, we view a college degree as a ticket to a high-paying job or measure of status, and ignore the overarching skills to be gained along the way.

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