Subject: Re: A sorry future for most American workers

From: [email-masked] (Dave Mandelin)
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 95 15:48:32 -0800

Article: soc.culture.usa.46032
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 In article <[email-masked]>,
 moore geoffrey ( undc) <[email-masked]> wrote:
 >
 >: >> : Not necessarily.  Instead of an overeducated work force, maybe we have an
 >: >> : underdemanding job market.
 >: >>   As I've already noted, we DON'T have an "overeducated work force".
 >: >>   There are many, many good, high-paying jobs for people with the
 >: >>   right credentials.
 >: >>
 >: >>   The problem is not one of "over"-education; it's one of MIS-
 >: >>   education.   If you have a degree in English or Poli-Sci or
 >: >>   Art History, it doesn't matter if your degree is from a
 >: >>   major university and you had a 4.0 GPA, you probably should
 >: >>   practice saying things like "paper or plastic?", or "you want
 >: >>   fries with that?", because those are the only jobs you're
 >: >>   likely to be offered.
 >as opposed to jobs like lawyers which produce nothing?
 Because of problems in the legal system? What about lawyers that
 help administer justice and keep business running smoothly and
 fairly?

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From: [email-masked] (Dave Mandelin)
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 95 15:48:32 -0800

Article: soc.culture.usa.46035
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 In article <[email-masked]>,
 Geenius at Wrok  <[email-masked]> wrote:
 >On Mon, 13 Mar 1995, Wayne Waterman wrote:
 >
 >> Geenius at Wrok <[email-masked]> 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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From: [email-masked] (Dave Mandelin)
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 95 15:48:32 -0800

Article: soc.rights.human.12430
First 20 lines:
 In article <[email-masked]>,

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From: [email-masked] (Dave Mandelin)
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 95 15:48:32 -0800

Article: soc.rights.human.12431
First 20 lines:
 In article <[email-masked]>,
 >Bullshit.  The purpose of higher education has been twisted.  Originally, 

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