Despite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative--education is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformity--in other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As and casually forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for the average worker but instead in runaway credential inflation, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely if ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy.
Caplan draws on the latest social science to show how the labor market values grades over knowledge, and why the more education your rivals have, the more you need to impress employers. He explains why graduation is our society's top conformity signal, and why even the most useless degrees can certify employability. He advocates two major policy responses. The first is educational austerity. Government needs to sharply cut education funding to curb this wasteful rat race. The second is more vocational education, because practical skills are more socially valuable than teaching students how to outshine their peers.
Romantic notions about education being "good for the soul" must yield to careful research and common sense--The Case against Education points the way.
Автор: Sayres Brianna Caplan Название: Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? ISBN: 0385374151 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780385374156 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Truck-obsessed toddlers will want to make the diggers, tractors, fire engines, and more featured in this fun-filled construction tale part of their nightly bedtime routines Discover what bedtime looks like for the snowplows, dump trucks, giant cranes, and more that dot the pages of this irresistible construction story. Just like you and me, the vehicles in this story get tuckered out after a long day of hard work and need to quiet down and settle in for sweet dreams. Young readers will surely identify as these trucks ask for one more story while their parents sing them a goodnight song and send them off to bed. With a sweet rhyme scheme and an illustration style that's perfect for nighttime rituals, Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and its things-that-go companions--Where Do Steam Trains Sleep At Night?, Where Do Jet Planes Sleep At Night?, Where Do Speedboats Sleep at Night?, and Where Do Diggers Celebrate Christmas?--will leave vehicle-loving kids snuggled up and satisfied.
Автор: Sayres Brianna Caplan Название: Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night? ISBN: 0399554513 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780399554513 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Now available in a portable board book edition perfect to take with you on an airplane! The same team that brought you "Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?" and "Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?" has created another high-flying bedtime story this one for plane enthusiasts! Have you ever wondered what little airplanes do when it's time for bed? Jumbo jets, biplanes, helicopters even "Air Force One!" power down, wash up, and listen to stories with mommy and daddy planes beneath a blanket of stars, getting ready to fly to dreamland. Little airplane lovers will be tickled to see how bedtime is the same for their favorite flying vehicles as it is for them, as they come down to earth for sleepy time. "Combining a quiet, nocturnal story with the ever popular subject of flying machines, this is a nifty bedtime book for budding aviators".
Автор: Caplan Bryan Название: Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration ISBN: 1250316960 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250316967 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 2022.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Economist Caplan makes a bold case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction. He makes the case for unrestricted immigration easy to follow and hard to deny.
Описание: This fascinating work presents biographical essays about women from the colonial period to modern times, chronicling the previously untold story of the female financial experience in the United States.
Автор: Rossignol Ken, Caplan Bruce M., Marshall Logan Название: Titanic & Lusitania ISBN: 0964461099 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780964461093 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The best of the Logan Marshall classics have been researched and edited by authors Bruce M. Caplan and Ken Rossignol and presented in this new book. The Titanic's secret fire is explained in great detail.The early days of World War I and the savage sinking of the Lusitania which caused over 1,000 civilians to die on an unarmed passenger vessel are brought to life.Great photos of both ships and the people who survived along with the war posters which boosted the efforts of the United States, Britain and France to rally their countries to stand up to the German aggression.
Автор: Caplan Anthony Название: The Victor`s Heritage: Book Two of the Jonah Trilogy ISBN: 0981516653 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780981516653 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2397.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pierce Carson A., Caplan James A. Название: A Deep Brown Crucible ISBN: 0982753748 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780982753743 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Sayres, Brianna Caplan Название: Where Do Steam Trains Sleep At Night ISBN: 0553521004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553521009 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Take the train to dreamland with this board book version of the chugging bedtime tale, the perfect companion to "Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?" and "Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night?". Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it s time for bed? Same things you do! Steam trains, freight trains, subways and more! wash up, have a snack, load their teddies for storytime, and get rocked to sleep by mommy and daddy trains beneath a blanket of stars. Little one-track-mind train lovers will be tickled to see how bedtime is just the same for their favorite vehicles as it is for them. Train lovers will be sure to take this bedtime read for a ride.
