*sigh*

[thewayne]

"This is the kind of, the kind of snobbery that we see from those who think they know how to run our lives. Rise up, America. Defend your own freedoms."
— Rick Santorum, on President Obama's (alleged) suggestion that all kids should go to college

I just listened to a podcast from NPR called Intelligence Squared, wherein (usually) four people in two teams debate a point. The one in question posed the question "Do too many people go to college?" The audience votes before the show starts, the panelists make an opening statement, take questions from the moderator and the audience, make closing statements, and the audience votes again. The team, pro or con, that changes the most minds wins. It was interesting to listen to, and I believe that the BA has become overvalued but I think the main reason has been due to the failure of primary and secondary education. I wish we had more technical and good quality trade schools, not just schools that suck $20,000 from you for a piece of paper and no job.

Contrary to popular 'wisdom', you don't need a BA to be a server administrator or network cable installer.

Comments

[silveradept]

A lot of the jobs that would have been good paying on little education have been outsourced or destroyed, especially in Michigan, so they're pushing college really hard there, because they know there isn't a whole lot left that will pay enough to support oneself.