Quote:I don't buy this education inflation argument.


The reason a high school diploma or AA is devalued has to do with the new economy and the information technology age along with the flight of manufacturing from the usa.


You want to be a mechanical engineer? Great, you're gonna need a bachelor's, or more than likely a master's to fully understand the intricacies of that discipline. An associate's it hs diploma is just not enough coursework to be technically proficient in these new economy industries.


I'd be very careful of devaluing education just because it's gotten too expensive...


The better solution would be to pinpoint where and when tuition costs have gone up, and address that issue.

 

Engineers have always had those requirements.

 

The job I currently hold did not require a Master's, only a Bachelor's, until I occupied it.

 

The job I vacated did not require a Bachelor's, only an Associate's, until after I vacated it.

 

The job vacancy that I posted today did not require an Associate's, only high school and requisite experience, for the last hold of the position but does for the next.

 

You can not buy it all you like, the simple fact is that anything more than entry level in most corporations is requiring some form of education beyond high school for the exact same type of work that only required high school five or ten years ago.

---