What should colleges teach?

The article written by Stanley Fish, "What Should Colleges Teach?" caught my attention immediately. It is a hot topic among college students who often complain that they aren't being taught useful skills that they will need later on in life. These students are left to wonder to what extent will they need to know the symbolism is Candide? How will this knowledge help when they become graduates who lack the skills to write proper resumes? It is a problem I encounter with my own fiance , an accountant whose job requires that he constantly write detailed reports, employee assessments and client feedback. Although a genius in math, he struggles to write the simplest emails. He is not aware of how to probably use past tenses or other grammar usage. In his freshman comp. class, he spent the semester reading Dante's Inferno and the first book of Gennesis. Again, these are valuable reads but it would have been beneficial to spend sometime reviewing writing skills. I think there is a notion that no one really talks about, the fact that no one really prepares you for college writing. In high school we write essays and in college we write papers. Although the they might seem the same, these are very different. The level at which one writes a college paper is much deeper in thought and critique. You sort-of jump in to college and think you know how to write. I was one of these people. And then you get a shocker. It is because of this that I completely agree with the ACTA, someone needs to be held accountable for this. Stanley Fish makes a good point when he says that composition should be considered as an essential skill.