As the retired owner of a health clinic I don't wonder.
I soon learned that a high school diploma was absolutely no guarantee that the applicant could read or do basic arithmetic. Interviewing them was a waste of my time.
A job applicant did not get an interview unless they had some community college courses listed on their resume. And...This is a job that could easily have been done by someone who had completed 6th to 8th grade in my mother and father's day.
Yes, I have wondered.
Thanks for the answer.
One result of this is the value of a college education has been diluted. It means less because a degree is as common as a HS diploma, and the fact that a person graduated does not mean they actually had to earn their grades.
Very interesting read.
In recent times there is another trend. Because the standards in higher learning institutions are in reality extremely low and the curricula skewed because of political correctness, so vague and general that it has little application to the real world, you’re seeing a resurgence of what this author said went away, the ability test. Kids get a degree and “know nothing,” nowadays. The degree says little bout work ethic or actual functional/concrete ability. You can have a kid with an accounting degree that is clueless and slow, while you might have some old lady with a GED that knows how to do certain things and is extremely quick. The degree means little and especially is no indicator of work ethic or how well they will mesh with the rest of the crew.
Teachers today take a PPR exam and still pass an area of emphasis (specialty). Basically, you’re seeing a return to ability testing in some areas.
This had led to essentially what is