Richard Canfield, who studied public health and nutrition at a state school, argues that college taught him little about personal development. His real learning came from outside the classroom, and he's become aware of how the American higher education business model actually works.
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There was something radically different from what I was learning in the classroom and that life outside of the classroom. And I kept scratching my head saying, you know, here I am. And again, it was a state school. I'm from a working class family. It wasn't like I was going to some big Ivy League or private school. And I'm like, I'm learning all this powerful life transforming wisdom outside the classroom. Why is this not being taught and shared in my, whether it be a psychology class or any other type of class? So I said, there's definitely a disconnect here. But at the time I had no idea I was going to be an entrepreneur. I still can't even spell the word entrepreneur, which is a good sign by the way listeners. So that' to kind of set the tone, go back to it. I got my degree in this, this field of public health and nutrition and voice. But I was getting my education from outside the classroom, the personal development space. But then I also began to understand the business model behind, behind how American higher education works.