>95% of the useful, relevant knowledge i retain comes from my
>own studies/inquiries OUTSIDE the classroom.. that's my
>whole point.. if i'm learning, and teaching myself on my own
>time, then what is this sc hool shit for?? it's a fuckin
>joke.. my money and time is going towards a so-called
>"education" but my REAL knowledge is coming from somewhere
>else.. that's a problem...
>

You're right and you're not right. Check it - college isn't about the knowledge you get - it's a credential, it's cultural capital, it's social capital - are you familiar with Bourdieu's analysis of education and class reproduction in 'homo academicus'? Anyway - the point is that you're education is your responsibility - both in and out of the classroom. An 'organic' intellectual is an autodidact - if you make it past undergrad, you will see that most of the learning you do to get a doctorate or even a masters is *on your own*. Building up your independent, analytical thinking skills is one of the crucial roles of college.

You are paying, principally, for the resources and connections (cultural and socical capital) that college avails - not the books you read in class.