The Relationship Between College And Intellectualism By Paul Stoller

Is college just a way to get a better job these days or is there still hope for the relationship between college and intellectualism? Paul Stoller is a professor of anthropology and author of the article “My struggles with anti-intellectualism”. Stoller discusses his issues and concerns about intellectualism in this world by presenting examples of his own personal experiences. Charles Murray is a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the article “What’s wrong with vocational school?” Murray discusses his worries about the overpopulation of college and the fact that some people feel socially obliged to attend college even though vocational schools can provide the skills they truly want to acquire. Overall, the main issues here are why college is overpopulated (as …show more content…
Stoller (2012) explains, based on personal experience, how college has just been a way for those who are seeking a better job and future rather than to increase your knowledge and understanding of the world around you. “For me, college had a profound impact on my life” (Stoller 2012 P436). Proving that college not only helped him get his dream job, but also explore the world in such a way that makes him happy, regardless of his social status or what level his job is. Although Murray (2007) also mentions the relationship between jobs and college, he explains it in a more technical way related to how the market works, “The demand for jobs is actually market driven…to people without one” (Murray 2007 P442). What Murray (2007) means by that is the fact that this society has put such a value on a college degree which Murray (2007) describes as a “false premium” meaning a kind of luxury that is actually overvalued in the job market. This is why Murray (2007) explains that vocational schools are actually more worth the time and effort to those seeking “technical specialties” (Murray 2007