1. If students are primarily going to college to get a good job (and, consequently, good jobs are requiring college degrees), should the focus of Higher Education be more on vocational training rather than well-rounded education? Why or why not?

2. Do you think that a liberal arts education succeeds in creating a critical thinking, complex-reasoning individual who can contribute innovation to the workplace?

3. If means of personal education is highly accessible nowadays due to technology, should society place such a strong emphasis on going to college? Is there an inherent factor within the college system that makes it more worthwhile than seeking knowledge on one’s own?

4. How could a capitalist society go about transforming its ideals to place a larger focus on social equality rather than economic incentive?

5. How do students who aren’t adequately prepared to be critical thinking, complex reasoning individuals factor into the national (and global) economy?