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To: DMaA who wrote (489268)	5/31/2012 12:47:37 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793820

Re: recent College Grad. I went back in 56 after getting out of the Army and got a degree because I knew it was the best ticket to Corporate life. What I didn't understand for about 20 years was that I was not a corporate type. When I was a recruiter in the 70s and it became impossible to use testing anymore, The Corps put up the BS degree to give them a barrier.

To: DMaA who wrote (489268)	5/31/2012 4:02:54 PM
From: Little Joe	Respond to of 793820

"Oversold not just to kids, but employers too. " There was a book I read years ago on the subject, if my memory serves me it was called "The Sheepskin Psychosis" that made that point. lj

To: DMaA who wrote (489268)	5/31/2012 9:04:44 PM
From: quehubo	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793820

Imagine a time not so long ago that a high school diploma indicated a certain level of knowledge and capability. Nowadays you cant rely on a HS diploma to provide any kind of measure of ability to learn or knowledge. At a minimum a college degree in arts indicates that a person can learn something and pass a test. Also generally they should have decent communication skills. The reality is that the education establishment has earned significant power and compensation duping people into studying and paying for degrees with no economic justification for the investment in time and expense. Many of these people would have made better investments with a junior college to learn what they should have in HS, math, economics, science and a trade. There is a great future for people who are skilled in industrial communications, instrumentation, controls, electricians, etc You are not going to learn these careers taking a major like history or some other liberal BS class. .