Bryan Caplan

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education: 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' skills but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformity—in other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students...

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education. Despite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only...