Ted Re...Now you think AA is dumbing down our colleges?
Of course. What do you call it when you lower academic entrance standards based upon race, not scholastic merit. Even if the students don't flunk out, they would normally lower the class curve, and thus dumb down the graduating class.
First, I think I want to know what you're smoking?
I am keeping mine to myself. Get your own.
We are not losing jobs because our colleges may be dumbing down.
Really, then tell me why in this big country, we can't turn out enough engineers and accountants, because we are so smart and know the value of Bs degree in literature, while we are driving a cab. .
What makes this trend so viable is the explosion of college graduates in low-wage nations. In the Philippines, a country of 75 million that churns out 380,000 college grads each year, there's an oversupply of accountants trained in U.S. accounting standards. India already has a staggering 520,000 IT engineers, with starting salaries of around $5,000. U.S. schools produce only 35,000 mechanical engineers a year; China graduates twice as many. "There is a tremendous pool of well-trained people in China," says Johan A. van Splunter, Philips' Asia chief executive. |
