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An article at
<a href="http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus/2005/000203.html">http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus/2005/000203.html</a>
, by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, suggests that -- at least in the United States -- the best place for a young person's education is at home, as the disadvantages of school now far outweigh the advantages. The book they are reviewing -- "University Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education" by journalist Jennifer Washburn (Basic Books, 2005) -- shows with the aid of examples that it doesn't improve at the university level, either for students or for staff. <br><br>
Dion Giles</body>
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