Schooled, But Uneducated

Credentialists Gone Wild

“   We live in an era where a well-educated journalist can declare the Constitution to be “over a hundred years old” and therefore difficult to understand, and remain credibly employed; it does seem that credentials matter more than ability. Demonstrating that one is able to conform to curricula currently trumps boldness; seat hours in the auditorium count more than audacity. [Elizabeth Scalia (aka The Anchoress) via Chicago Boys] ”

Chicago Boy David Foster begins Credentialists Gone Wild -  "a thousand  philosophers but nobody to fix the toilet" meme - with this vignette. “   Elizabeth Scalia  cites the case of Pete Hamill–author of over a dozen books, writer of a syndicated newspaper column and of countless essays and articles covering a broad range of subjects–who finally got around to getting a degree from the high school he dropped out of 59 years ago. “It was the last period when you could do that and still have a life,” Hamill told the New York Times. ” That, folks, is a case of the 'zactlys.