Jonathan Malesic. “The Key to Success in College Is So Simple, It’s Almost Never Mentioned.” nytimes.com.

To overcome careerism and knowingness [the urge to present yourself as always already informed] and instill in students a desire to learn, schools and parents need to convince students (and perhaps themselves) that college has more to offer than job training. You’re a worker for only part of your life; you’re a human being, a creature with a powerful brain, throughout it.