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re: Why does our educational system glorify stem and 4 year degrees?
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:28 am to RiverCityTider
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:28 am to RiverCityTider
Look, there's not a damn thing wrong with the trades, as here we are, nearly a year since my daughter graduated from OU. She managed to get a great job with really good pay right away, but several of her friends that she graduated with are working as waitresses because they can't get interviews for one reason or another. Of course, these girls (sorority types) would never be the type to work in a trade. It has to be depressing for them.
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:32 am to HubbaBubba
Part of that could be because they got a degree in general studies?
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:33 am to HubbaBubba
So while society finds it repugnant to prioritize educational resources by aptitude, it hasn't caught a passing glance that instead the resources are prioritized by money. Industry has used a 4 year degree as a selection heuristic for over 30 years. It's now a cost to do most any white collar job. Industry doesn't actually think a 4 year degree teaches you anything that they can use, mind you, they will actually train you on what to do. They use it as, this person wasn't so flakey they couldn't get a college degree. Takes tens of thousands of dollars to demonstrate that commitment and not actually teach you marketable skills.
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:34 am to HubbaBubba
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SlowFlowPro
That is the dumbest arse post I've ever seen.
And yes, there are plenty of programmers who might not be great plumbers or mechanics.
And I'm not talking about compelling people. I'm talking about rational academic counseling.
I find it crazy that you people think it makes sense to force kids to attend school for no benefit to themselves or society.
This thread is the perfect example of what I'm talking about. We look down on and stigmatize alot of work that this country requires.
Yet when people graduate unemployment we bitch about crime and welfare.
This post was edited on 2/24/24 at 9:47 am
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