The Value Of Higher Education Made Literal By Stanley Fish

The article, The Value of Higher Education Made Literal by scholar Stanley Fish focuses on sharing his opinion of higher education and what it has become in recent years. Mr. Fish’s argument is essentially over the “logic of privatization” where students are pictured as “investors” or “consumers” in courses of study that maximize successful employment outcomes. He also believes arts, humanities, and social sciences are overlooked while study courses in science, technology, and clinical medicine are prioritized. Fish also strongly believes the value of higher education has changed due to the desires of students over time, desires of becoming extremely financially secure enough to buy more than needed to justify years of money and hard work applied when in school.

Stanley Fish explains his encounter with a distinguished political philosopher/authors during a conference where the philosopher praises the British government for giving him an opportunity to partake in higher education and become knowledgeable in the career that interest him. After listening to the gentleman, Fish reflects on the educational system and its flaws. He seems to disagree with several statements the authors at the conference are making over higher education. He believes, the British government and higher education system educate their students to choose a

After listening to a panel with successful authors/philosophers who praise the British government and its higher education system, Fish shares his views on the “investor/consumer scheme and his logic behind the logic of privatization. He finishes his back and forth article with his opinion on the value of education claiming its value is measured by the ability to gain the most materialistic