Re: A sorry future for most American workers

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• From: mandelin@yar.cs.wisc.edu (Dave Mandelin)
• Date: Sat, 18 Mar 95 15:48:32 -0800

Article: soc.culture.usa.46035
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 In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.950313144357.6029C-100000@world.evansville.net>,
 Geenius at Wrok  <geenius@evansville.net> wrote:
 >On Mon, 13 Mar 1995, Wayne Waterman wrote:
 >
 >> Geenius at Wrok <geenius@evansville.net> wrote:
 >>
 >> >Only because businesses are completely unwilling to train their own
 >> >workers, having handed off the responsibility to colleges and vo-tech
 >> >schools that young people must pay a minimum of $10,000 to $20,000 to
 >> >attend.  (So much for a public education system that prepares everyone
 >> >for employment.)  A degree in the liberal arts should not impede someone
 >> >from getting a job simply because he cannot afford to get ANOTHER
 >> >degree.  Why must every skilled job opportunity have an attendant demand
 >> >on the higher education system?
 >>
 >> It's called supply and demand. If you go for a degree, you need to think of it's
 >> use in the commercial world unless you intend to remain in academia for your
 >> career.
 >
 >Bullshit.  The purpose of higher education has been twisted.  Originally, 

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