What is human capital, and why is it important for an economy? In what ways has the profit motive shaped our educational system? You may wish to include a discussion here of how its perceived goals have changed (i.e. more geared towards employer needs than fulfilling curiosity), the rising cost of tuition, and, as discussed by Paolo Freire and Schooling in Capitalist America, the ways that education socializes people into the norms of capitalism. Finally, discuss the importance of social capital and the economic ramifications of its decline in the United States