Ahhh, yes, @ericvancewalton, as a Silver Blogger, I have a distinct memory of what your post brings to mind. There was a period of what I will refer to as a fad when companies decided the answer to all of their problems was hiring MBAs. I wonder if a book has ever been written purporting to anything close to quantitatively measuring and reporting on how that played out?

We can assume it did not go all that well, as I think this concept died a well-deserved death a long time ago.

Education out of a book has very little value when not reinforced with hands-on experience which brings whatever knowledge we think we might have obtained to life. In the real world. I do like the idea of being a life-long learner with a continuous improvement mindset.

Better still? In my view, the desire to grow wiser. Intelligence and wisdom are not the same. Arguably the former even works against obtaining the latter, as humility is required. The opposite of what your post cites of your experience with these recent college grads, as they were arrogant and condescending, as a result of their education.