A key problem with the instrumentalist view of education, is that it includes a clear conclusion that education can be 'wasted' if someone doesn't get a job that reflects their 'level of education'. Education is never wasted, its a benefit to society to have better educated individuals, and it is also a benefit to individuals' self-development. Both public & private goods, it seems to me are absolute, and as such the instrumental view misunderstands education itself! #education #politics