First came the zealots of social efficiency such as W.W. Charters and John Franklin Bobbitt, who saw the progressive movement as a vehicle for the wholesale ditching of the traditional subject - matter curriculum. (educationnext.org)
Following the credo of social efficiency rather than inquiry learning, they created the modern education bureaucracy and a radically differentiated curriculum, complete with vocational rationale, dumbed - down courses, and a focus on life adjustment more than academic learning. (educationnext.org)
While it's arguable that «borrowing» an associate from an AmLaw 100 firm is more economically attractive than wholesale reliance on a partner, the private equity firm will «pay» for this in terms of time and social efficiency just as someone will «pay» for the H&M / high - end designer collaboration. (mlaglobal.com)