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Higher Education
is a waste of
time and money.
Can Ed Tech help?
Oh Yeah! Sha la lala laa đŸŽ¶
Credential Inflation
Sheepskin Effect (Parchment)
Increased earnings
20% what you have learned
80% “signalling”
Desirable Attributes in an Employee
● Intelligence
● Work-ethic
● Conformity
Let’s debate this later.
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