Coachean Feed: College philosophy, children's books, Communism, the latest Rolling Stone cover

More links of interest to the debate community.

• "I've long thought that the debate about whether universities should be offering trades training or educating citizens is something of a red herring -- the discussion should be about whether to study knowledge or nonsense." We all know that university journalism courses are booming while journalism in the real world is going down the tubes. Talk about disconnects. Finally somebody stands up for value in education: Be Employable, Study Philosophy (But not pomo, please.)
  
• Gender stereotypes plague children’s picture books I found this surprising. I guess I was thinking that kids' books were changing with the times. Yeah, right. But then again, are the times changing? "See Jane. See Jane read her first book. See Jane’s ambitions recede."
  
• "A worker creates more value in a day than he gets paid. This extra or surplus-value is taken by the capitalist." Today's lesson in Marxism: What is Surplus-Value?
  
• The picture of a terrorist on the cover of Rolling Stone raises questions. Time summarizes the issue. Four Reasons Why Rolling Stone’s Cover Is Upsetting