This is something I've thought about before: getting a refund on my college education. I spent four years getting a degree in a field I don't work in. What I did get is a piece of paper saying that I'm good at achieving in institutionalized education system and that should transfer nicely into a institutionalized workforce.
I know I wouldn't stand a chance that I'd get a refund and that college did teach me a few things. But the interesting thing about the student's case here is that the school she choose is vocational, meaning it doesn't exist to advance education like my big state school and all it's fancy engineering modeling tests. It exists to get people with marginal educational backgrounds a job.
The lawyers out there would love to William Jennings Bryan the poo-poo out of this case.
If you want a Russian's opinion on the failure of school at any level and, in particular, the American education system, see here.
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