And now everyone wants to study abnormal psychology.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-17 01:52 PM | Reply | Flag: Quip of the Week

There are not many left in the US, maybe none today, but once America had colleges where the curriculum was strictly reading classical literature and history books. (No karate, basket weaving like what Sheridan Bouquet studied, accounting, football, economics, pre-med/pre-law, engineering, etc).

Called the "Great Books Colleges," classes were small and students read the Greek and Roman classics, philosophy, Shakespeare, history books, Charles Dickens, French and Russian novelists, in order to learn the lessons hidden in those gems. Seniors were assigned as tutors to guide the juniors that needed help.

In terms of practicality for a career, the capitalist system would not know where or how to place these graduates.

However when their tassels are finally turned from right to left at graduation, these alumni would be quite literate and learned at the tender of 21, 22, or 23.