American Dream is Elusive for New Generation

Re:American Dream is Elusive for New Generation by mattm on Wednesday July 07, 2010 @03:52PM (#1495209)

I agree but then universities are businesses. It's in their economic interest for offering these degrees.

I still have university students in my social circle and I cringe everytime I meet someone that says they are studying political science or psychology or art or history or women's studies. Many of the degrees universities offer these days are only helpful if you stay within the university system and become a prof.

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Re:American Dream is Elusive for New Generation by gaius on Thursday July 08, 2010 @06:20AM (#1496951)

There is a mantra that I don't know where exactly came from, but my teachers in the 6th form (High School) all repeated it: it doesn't matter what you study as at university you are really learning how to learn.

We need to knock that on the head before we make any progress,

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Re:American Dream is Elusive for New Generation by robryan on Thursday July 08, 2010 @07:09AM (#1497010)

Agreed, this thought has some value but people need to realise that it doesn't mean that studying something then applying for another field puts them on an equal standing to those who studied in that specific field.

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Re:American Dream is Elusive for New Generation by robryan on Wednesday July 07, 2010 @06:24PM (#1495727)

Or can afford to spend time learning without any financial pressure to actually turn that education into a job.

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