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“Childhood and Education #13: College” by Zvi


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There's a time and a place for everything. It used to be called college.

Table of Contents

  1. The Big Test.
  2. Testing, Testing.
  3. Legalized Cheating On the Big Test.
  4. What Happens When You Don’t Test For Academics.
  5. What Happens Without Academic Standards.
  6. Another Academic Standard Perhaps.
  7. RIP Columbia Core Curriculum and Also Social Theory.
  8. College Tuition and Costs.
  9. Negotiation.
  10. Skipping College.
  11. Respect Their Authoritah.
  12. Men Skipping College.
  13. Stanford Still Hates Fun.
  14. Value of College.
  15. Employment Prospects After College.
  16. Fixing College.
  17. Do Not Donate To A College.
  18. Not Doing The Math.
  19. The Big Test

    I am continuing to come around to the high-stakes-in-person-exam (or series of such exams) as the only practical solution to AI, also it was probably mostly the right answer already.

    Sean T: It's [...]

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    Outline:

    (00:16) The Big Test

    (01:31) Testing, Testing

    (03:44) Legalized Cheating On the Big Test

    (06:12) What Happens When You Don't Test For Academics

    (07:21) What Happens Without Academic Standards

    (09:05) Another Academic Standard Perhaps

    (11:07) RIP Columbia Core Curriculum and Also Social Theory

    (14:15) College Tuition and Costs

    (19:37) Negotiation

    (20:45) Skipping College

    (23:19) Respect Their Authoritah

    (24:25) Men Skipping College

    (28:05) Stanford Still Hates Fun

    (30:35) Value of College

    (31:10) Employment Prospects After College

    (35:05) Fixing College

    (36:17) Do Not Donate To A College

    (38:43) Not Doing The Math

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    First published:

    August 5th, 2025

    Source:

    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WzN3PFpyBaMeXqeRz/childhood-and-education-13-college

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