College prolongs infancy

In College Prolongs Infancy Horace Meyer Kallen critiques the higher education system of his time arguing that it often delays the development of true adulthood in young people. Kallen suggests that college fosters intellectual dependency and a lack of practical skills leaving students ill-prepared to confront the realities of life after graduation. He challenges the traditional notion that college is the ultimate path to maturity instead advocating for a more balanced approach to education. Kallen examines how the rigid structure of academia and its focus on rote learning hinder the cultivation of critical thinking and self-reliance. He discusses how societal expectations pressure students to conform to the collegiate model often at the expense of individuality and experiential learning. This he argues extends adolescence rather than fostering responsibility and independence.