Would i be correct to say the less educated built USA into what it is today while the higher educated end it?

Question

Most people with a degree preforming a job do NOT do anything that a High school grad couldn't preform!

Answer 1

I agree with your observation, but not your conclusion. I think it would be more correct to say the less "moneyed" built USA into what it is today while the more "moneyed" end it.

The reason your observation is true, is that the wealthy have sent jobs requiring well paid educated people to do the work here to countries where education is cheaper and wages are lower.

For some reason, the wealthy do not realize that the wealth of a nation is in the FLOW of the money, not in the hoarding of it. Imagine if one organ in your body hoarded all the blood. What kind of shape would you be in?

Answer 2

I understand your sentiment, but your logic is flawed.

A wide mix of people made this country the world phenomenon it is, and they did it over a relatively long time when world changes were accelerating.

Sure, the un- and under-educated have done an enormous lot of things that egg-heads couldn't fathom. But there have been piles of innovation, motivation, and understanding coming from some incredibly industrious and brilliant people. Look through the industry and educational literature, some pretty bright bulbs in this country have done some astounding things, carrying the country forward to being the secret envy of most who bad-mouth us for politics today.

As for those high school grads you refer to, how old are they? I can show some high school dropouts of years ago that look like geniuses next to today's graduates, even today's college graduates. But even there, there is a wide spectrum of ability, capacity, innovation, and industry. We may all be equal under God's ultimate purpose, but that is where equality stops. I know a guy at a factory that worked on more innovative projects than several of the engineers, but I also know an engineer in nanotech research that only gets the glazed-over eyes and open-jawed stares of your preferred crowd when he talks about his work. Sorry, friend, you are correct and true--to a limited and incidental degree.

Answer 3

what? if you mean that the higher educated didn't do much other than expedite it's collapse (the collapse of the US economy or at the pinnacle of global profit and power) that's a bit of a leap in logic. America was built by the lower end of the educated spectrum, this is true. The architects of the government altho, (the founding fathers) were well educated for their day. Labor and the pioneer spirit built this country and when the wilderness was gone entrepreneurs were the new pioneers. Now it's the bankers and scam artists that hold our position in the world economically speaking.

Answer 4

I agree. I think that life experience, and on the job training are equally valuable to a college education. Most people I know that went to college have a dead end job, that doesnt pay well, and they are still paying off those loans. On the same note, I am thankful for the degree of education that this country has to offer. I am sure that anyone who needs surgery will appreciate that degree of education.

Answer 5

Only partially right. The "educated" perform many jobs that require advanced training like engineers, architects, scientists, etc...and you will also find that the a lot of business owners who employ workers and undretake these types of projects are schooled in business administration along with the trade of their companies.
It's not just a piece of paper. A college degree shows that a person has taken the necessary steps to get that peice of paper. College graduates tend to associate with others who are of like mind and have also taken the time to expand their educational horizon. It's not all about what you learn in school that's important, it's about discovering that there is so much in the world to learn about, to share common experiences. We meet a lot of people in our lives and never know which ones will later have a big impact on our future. Networking is an important part of college.

If it were so easy to run a company, there would be so many companies that we would not have enough workers to go around. We need workers just as much as we need business owners.

Answer 6

Put it this way...we all can't be PhD's...who would take out the trash? And that is by no means a slap at the sanitation workers of the country.
Slaves "built' alot of the country, while slave owners were allowed more intellectual pursuits...this nation was built on the backs of the working class, but please, Archie Bunker could NEVER be Cliff Huxtable, and a "lifetime" burger flipper can't do Bill Gates' job!!

Answer 7

In SOME cases you are correct... Would you want a non-college grad performing surgery on you? I wouldn't. See what I mean? Thank goodness for higher education.

But it's true that there are many more blue collar workers than white collar.

Answer 8

I wouldn't know. Let me be a sheep.
I always heard that the simple confound the wise. While I couldn't make an atomic bomb from sctratch maybe it will be the bomb that detroys the world as we know it.

Answer 9

While a college degree means less and less, I wouldn't agree with that at all. I don't think I want a HS grad giving me medical treatment or dental work or piloting my jet.

Answer 10

Yes people older did not get as much education opurtunities as peaople now. Plus its easy for teachers to teach things now.