I agree with you when it comes to fields like mathematics, physics where knowledge is basically cumulative and a basic understanding goes a long way.
Then for instance Freud is still studied in philosophical classes, history as we learn it is so basic and biased that the most important parts (the ones that directly affect how we see the world and plan the future) need to be completely reviewed as an adult to have any acceptable grasp of where we are and where we go.
For instance what I learned about the cold war that still stands today could be summarized in a A4 sheet, and we spend a few months on it. The rest just turned out to be mostly propaganda, unbased assumptions and half truths.
Even going back to the greeks and the romans, actually learning about the subject gives a completely different impression that what we got at school. It might be because I'm an adult now, but then what was the meaning of these months spent on it ?
Basically I feel that subjects closely related to humans and society are not well fit for a 3 or 4 year generic program, to be almost useless if it's the only time someone study them.
Then for instance Freud is still studied in philosophical classes, history as we learn it is so basic and biased that the most important parts (the ones that directly affect how we see the world and plan the future) need to be completely reviewed as an adult to have any acceptable grasp of where we are and where we go.
For instance what I learned about the cold war that still stands today could be summarized in a A4 sheet, and we spend a few months on it. The rest just turned out to be mostly propaganda, unbased assumptions and half truths.
Even going back to the greeks and the romans, actually learning about the subject gives a completely different impression that what we got at school. It might be because I'm an adult now, but then what was the meaning of these months spent on it ?
Basically I feel that subjects closely related to humans and society are not well fit for a 3 or 4 year generic program, to be almost useless if it's the only time someone study them.