I wasn’t arguing about curriculum though if I were I’d suggest the reason college starts with basic skills is to allow students to learn how to manage themselves.

Once they garner that foundation, learning new skills has a known pattern.

But as importantly, the entire experience of a four year college helps our children grow into responsible adults, learn about peers they weren’t forced to go to school with, and learn to think on their own.

If our kids fail at any given step, there are plenty of adjustments to be made in this process. And that too is a critical life lesson.