At one time, hard work and a good education could take you almost anywhere. But with outsourcing, public schools closing, vanishing jobs and an unproportionately high number of unemployed (or underemployed) people holding degrees, education is NOT the final answer. Comments on this?
2006-08-25 06:21:53 · 14 answers · asked by Lisa 6 in Social Science ➔ Economics
I agree with you. But with all that good old fashioned hard work that built this country, work ethic has gone out the window.
Part of the problem is that employers are not as loyal as they used to be either, and unions are outlawed in most of the U.S..
As far as educated and unemployed go, that just depends on what career trend it hot at the moment, it doesn't necessarily prove that education is a waste.
Most people only show up at work for a paycheck anyway.
2006-08-25 10:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Employers want an employee with a well rounded education. In most cases, the more education you have, especially in the field that you're working in, the more money you're likely to make. As for me, I took a lot of classes that wouldn't help me in the work place, but I enjoyed them. I got a lot out of college, not just the education, but meeting and befriending a lot of really cool, interesting people that I would have never met otherwise. The whole experience was rewarding to me, any body's quality of life would be better after an experience like that. Stay in school, kiddies.
2006-08-25 06:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education in the form of a paper on the wall doesn't do to much when there is no guarantee that your job will exist forever. If you use your education for the sole purpose of landing a dream job, Then you are loosing before you get started. Use education to aquire knowledge to build wealth and use that wealth and education to help others acheive their dreams. Institutional Education does not teach you how to survive after your job goes "by by".
2006-08-25 06:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by RDP 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You do realize that there are more Americans with a job today than at any other point in our nation's history?
And there are a higher number of unemployed with degrees because there are a higher % of the population with degrees. If you factor out this, what are you left with?
2006-08-25 06:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by intelbarn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education is a huge part of the solution just as no education is a huge part of the problem. It is a great start.
2006-08-25 07:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jacks036 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education is still the answer to a better life and a better world. Honestly if you don't see this you probably won't any time soon!
2006-08-25 06:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education is usually about knowledge and ideas. Knowledge and ideas are the drivers of technology and provide new jobs, grow the economy, create wealth. That's what it is all about you know.
2006-08-25 13:55:50 · answer #7 · answered by JimTO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hopefully they weren't referring to the public education system which is a total joke and only educates the top 3% of it's enrolled students.
the rest are left to mediocrity like me.
2006-08-25 06:24:01 · answer #8 · answered by sparkloom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even if education (sometimes) doesn't bring you material benefits, it still improves your life in making you understand and appreciate things you would not otherwise. I don't know anybody who wishes they were more ignorant than they are. Do you?
2006-08-25 06:26:56 · answer #9 · answered by rollo_tomassi423 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea, but the theory's kinda stupid, ain't it?
Knowing how to improve and actuall improving r 2 veeeery different matters
2006-08-25 06:29:24 · answer #10 · answered by Ayumi 23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋