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In this lecture, originally Protestant religious colleges that later became social clubs for the American rich.
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Ivy League
In this lecture, originally Protestant religious colleges that later became social clubs for the American rich.
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diagnosis
Jiang argues that many parents treat education as a status good: Ivy League names and expensive international schools matter because they provide face before relatives, friends, and colleagues.
model
The Ivy League begins in Jiang’s account as Protestant literacy infrastructure, then mutates into rich social clubs once America becomes wealthier and less religious.
diagnosis
State schools and research universities were the healthier American system: trades and science moved poor and smart people into useful work, while the Ivy League risked becoming irrelevant.
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The best structural solution would be to destroy the Ivy League or make it public so its private institutional power and secrecy are broken.
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Because the Ivy League is too powerful to be destroyed soon, the individual response is to see the system clearly and choose real learning over indoctrinated success-seeking.
diagnosis
For poor students without family power, Yale or Harvard can be destructive because the system trains arrogance, utilitarian calculation, narrowness, fear of failure, and inability to learn deeply.
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"...is face. Right? They want their kid to go to the Ivy League, and then when the kid at the Ivy League provides a..."
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"It's because international schools are more expensive, and most importantly, international schools have white faces. Right? White faces. This is the main marketing tool..."
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"...be known as the Independence Society of the United States. the Ivy League so this is how the Ivy League started because America was..."
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"...became more wealthy it became also less religious and so the Ivy League became social clubs and what I mean by that is these..."
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"this time in history in England there's a major conflict between religious belief and the king okay the king is head of the Anglican..."
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"...went to these schools only the rich would go to the Ivy League because they were country clubs or social clubs over time America..."
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"...you're a rich you went to these social clubs called the Ivy League and quite honestly it was a really good system and America..."
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"hopkins to overtake the ivy league okay and that's why harvard decided to in to institute scholarship programs so he wanted more smart people..."
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"Is there a way to get rid of all those bad things? All the bad impacts of this? I mean, is there some suggestions..."
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"...Great question. Okay? So the real solution is to destroy the Ivy League. Okay? And there are different ways you can destroy the Ivy..."
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"So you need to recognize this, be truthful to yourself and focus on real learning. Okay? So what do I mean by that? Okay...."
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"So it's a really bad system, because if you're like me, okay, you're just a normal person, your family's not rich or powerful, and..."
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