tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post6867480104411490121..comments2023-11-02T09:44:15.693-04:00Comments on The Center for College Affordability and Productivity: Examining the National Purposes of Higher EducationCenter for College Affordability and Productivityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041956958538598371noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-32560573422748750592008-06-10T20:02:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:02:00.000-04:00As usual, excellent observations. Having worked in...As usual, excellent observations. Having worked in both academia and the professional world, my $0.02.<BR/><BR/>1. As noted repeatedly, decisions such as <I>Griggs v. Duke Power</I> have made it easy for employers to require a B.A., just as a winnowing device and to avoid litigation. <BR/><BR/>The awful result: large numbers of young people in college, just to get a degree, to apply for a job. As noted before, a lot of corporate jobs, frankly, do not require college-level skills. <BR/><BR/>My guess is, if the Griggs decision was reversed, 20% of students would leave college, since a degree would no longer be required.<BR/><BR/>2. College staff -- most of whom are part of the business of Public Education Monopoly unions -- could care less about students. In consultant-speak, their job is getting a paycheck -- not education. Otherwise, the national level of college graduation (within six years) would be higher than 56.4%.<BR/><BR/>3. If academia truly sought "truth," the points made in (1) and (2) would be examined. <BR/><BR/>They are not. So much for "truth."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339074369517212344noreply@blogger.com