Are you a Mac or a PC, and does it matter?

Check out this response in The Huffington Post to the recent debate between Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, on the value of education. Pragmatics or self-enrichment, what truly matters in the typical college curriculum? Michael Roth, the President of Wesleyan University, argues that the answer is of little importance.

Education should serve as a stepping stone to a life of productivity. It's not an item purchased in a store, like the Kindle or iPad that Americans, some as young as three or four years old, are sporting these days. When you sign up for a college education, you aren't necessarily buying a ready-made product that comes with Features A B, and C. You're entering a complex world of many hues and tones, engaging in various disciplines that complement one another, and exploring different facets of your intelligence. Then you get a job. That's how Michael Roth sees it, and his answer to the Jobs-Gates debate rings true. Human beings have not yet become computers or robots (though this end looms dangerously on the horizon), and the best education for young minds needs to challenge all extremes of the human brain, not just ones geared toward STEM (science/technology/engineering/math). Thanks, Mr. Roth! You make us want to keep learnin'.