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In reply to the discussion: Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost [View all]and most of my friends and family are college educated. Some of them are dumber than a doorknob on a lot of things
For instance, one of my DILs has a MS in Sociology but told me a few months ago that she had never heard of the Alamo.
Meanwhile the plumber that spent two days at my house doing work seemed to be quite versed in American literature when he commented on the books in my library.
My mom born in 1923 only had an 8th grade education but was better educated than many college graduates I have met in my life.
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Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
22 hrs ago
OP
Exactly. They will know zero history, have zero writing and critical thinking skills,...
hlthe2b
22 hrs ago
#5
Yet they are statistically more likely to make better decisions and vote the right way
SSJVegeta
3 hrs ago
#42
You want to improve your life and get somewhere, but it's survival-of-the-fittest up top
bucolic_frolic
21 hrs ago
#9
Thank you! I used to work at a community college, and that was the case there.
raccoon
31 min ago
#66
It doesn't help when the K-12 education is so lacking, that colleges have to offer remedial classes
MichMan
4 hrs ago
#30
What's hilarious is that the degrees now considered "useful" are the ones that were only recently invented
Prairie Gates
2 hrs ago
#47
You're absolutely right...it's unfair to have the discipline you work in
Prairie Gates
24 min ago
#68
"I have a nephew who received a BA in Philosophy who works at a Total Wine and More store."
Jedi Guy
1 hr ago
#49