No it isn't. This whole thread is about the fact that a college degree means higher wages. That means while a college degree doesn't matter to stupid old people it sure does to the market where money's involved. So if we can accept the fact that U.S. university grads are good then let's also face the fact that they all had to first become high school grads. Say what you want about U.S. high schools, but results count.
I really mean that about stupid old people that are too dumb to understand that the young are way ahead of 'em. The fact that human IQ's have been steadily increasing (the so-called "Flynn Affect") is well documented. Whenever I can I help young folks w/ their science homework and I find more and more that they're now being taught stuff in high school that I didn't get until I was in college. Now that I think of it, I'm remembering my parents saying the same thing about me when I was a kid.
This whole thread is about the fact that a college degree means higher wages.
Yes.. it does.. No doubt, or disagreement about that.
So if we can accept the fact that U.S. university grads are good
The fact that a college degree helps kids make more money doesn't inherently mean the colleges are doing a great job. It just means people with degrees have an advantage over people without them. I personally know SEVERAL kids with "degrees" that I wouldn't hire to wash my car.
Say what you want about U.S. high schools, but results count.
What about these results? We have one High School in my city that graduates 42% of its incoming freshmen. 42%. The AVERAGE for the city is 82%. Some schools are at 100%. Several, are in the 90's. That means, a bunch of them stink.
There ARE problems in our High Schools, and colleges... this is a bit of a subject change but,here's one:
Colleges are becoming MALE FREE zones.
Nationwide, the % of college students that are female is near 57%. At Kentucky, girls make up the majority of all ENGINEERING disciplines, except for computer engineers. (Males still reign supreme amongst the super-nerds). I think there are reasons for this, and they start with the elimination of competition in High Schools. My son's high school had 19 Valedictorians...all with perfect 4.0's... Two of them were in the "advanced track", which included many college level course. The rest of them were in "Basic" classes... where a student with a pulse gets a B. They all got equal recognition.
Yes.... Getting a college degree improves a kid's chances of making money. But, that doesn't mean everything is peaches & cream in college land.