Py – there is a difference between tora umadda and tora and parnossa.
There is an issur in shulchan aruch quite clearly stated against secular studies for their own sake. Torah uMadda flies in the face of this.
Tora uParnossa – I e. The chiyyuv to teach your children a trade is a different matter altogether.
The issues of apikursus and licentiousness that are rampant in any college atmosphere need to be dealt with even vis a vis parnosso. But for instance in ey one goes to college and just learns his trade. My son for example, recieved an excellent education in a high tech field wo having waste his time studying narishkeit. Unfortunately in America that is not an option for many fields.
Also, why are we only open to college. Their are plenty of decent careers in fields that one can go to vocational school for.
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