ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where

Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by emodendroket on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @01:31PM (#11629990)

Why is that "the right question?" Why can't you say just the same thing about, say, teaching people to read? Fifth-grade literacy is probably enough to do many jobs, so maybe we should toss out high school too.

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Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by kamaal on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:15PM (#11630389)

>>Why is that "the right question?"

Because you need skills to be employed. The ridiculousness of the situation is such a plumber is probably spending their time more valuably than say who studied Norse Mythology. Note I'm talking more in economic terms only. Sure the person who studied Norse Mythology knows more than a plumber, but you need a plumber more often than you need some one who knows Norse Mythology.

>>Why can't you say just the same thing about, say, teaching people to read?

That sets the basic platform for other stuff. You build on top of it.

>>Fifth-grade literacy is probably enough to do many jobs, so maybe we should toss out high school too.

If I was spending $X00,000 on a degree and expect a job in return which some one with fifth-grade literacy can do. I'd be seriously worried about my choices and decision making skills in life.

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Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by emodendroket on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:11PM (#11630872)

It's less than self-evident that the main purpose of education is or should be providing training to do jobs at taxpayer or personal expense.

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Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by kamaal on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:36PM (#11632502)

If you are not doing a degree to get a job, why complain that you don't get paid enough for that degree?

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Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by emodendroket on Thursday May 05, 2016 @09:30AM (#11635878)

I'm not doing that. In fact, I'm objecting to the entire premise of the link.

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