ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book argues that grades act as form of rationed capital, and students learn from a very young age to only care about earning and not learning. It also argues that fixing many of the problems regarding higher education will not do much good if we don't also begin to improve the employment structure. Perhaps the biggest challenge for the twenty-first century is how to balance democracy and capitalism. The book shows higher education actually increases inequality, decreases social mobility, and does little to reduce poverty. Institutions of higher education should not see their missions as indoctrinating students into a particular ideology for specific jobs; instead, colleges and universities have to focus on providing a space for the objective and unbiased analysis of knowledge and society. We therefore need a broader vision for public education that moves beyond borders by promoting universal equality and global awareness.
