@ucbalumnus
From your article: “In other countries, such as China and India, the economies are developing fast enough to use all the PhDs they can crank out, and more …”
Maybe my grandchildren will have to learn Chinese …
@NJSue < The idea that Americans are lazy and won’t do math is not true.>
The Americans are not lazy, they are one of the most hardworking people on the planet! Unfortunately, many Americans don’t have enough math/science education in K-12. This limits their job prospects later on, IMHO. If Americans would have just a little bit more math/bio/chem/physics, the H1Bs would not be needed.
Another thread being dragged off track?
Yes. Sorry. But I must point out that H1B visas are not because Americans can’t do the work. It’s because corporations don’t want to pay them the wages they demand. Now I’m bowing out.
Exactly. It really is a supply/demand problem.
With this, I agree. (And that’s why I’m a fan of colleges with a Core.)
Of course, different colleges have different ideas of what a core curriculum or general education requirements should be.
^of course, but my definition of Core is Chicago or Columbia.
What do you think of some other colleges’ requirements, like at UNC Asheville, the CSUs, MIT, Harvey Mudd, and St. John’s College?
don’t know much about them, but what I’ve read briefly online, I’m a fan.
People who are history majors and can’t find a job don’t get terminal masters degrees in history! Maybe some do, but that would go a long way towards explaining why they couldn’t find a job in the first place. If you are that clueless, it’s hard to know what to do with you.
I know a couple people who got a Master’s in history – because they were (or were planning to be) high school teachers and this degree bumped up their salaries. I suspect plenty people pursuing Master’s degrees in the humanities do it for similar reasons.