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A Matter of Degrees

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    Jolly
    wrote on 21 Mar 2023, 14:59 last edited by
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    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/obama-wants-companies-to-strip-degree-requirements-from-more-six-figure-jobs-to-address-the-labor-shortage/ar-AA18RK0r?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W129&cvid=bd04f53162e2430f9f60a291a48a0ca5&ei=42

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 21 Mar 2023, 15:11 last edited by
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      Doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. People should get paid for how good they are at their job, not how well they did at university. Typically, graduates will do better, but not always. The idea of forcing somebody to do a degree if they want a particular job always struck me as a bit dumb.

      I was only joking

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        Horace
        wrote on 21 Mar 2023, 15:13 last edited by
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        I appreciate that direction, of de-emphasizing degrees, much more than the other direction, of making degrees ubiquitous.

        Education is extremely important.

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          Copper
          wrote on 21 Mar 2023, 16:12 last edited by
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          The NBA has the right system.

          Merit matters.

          Some kids can play out of high school.

          Some need 4 years of additional training.

          Some never make it at all.

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 21 Mar 2023, 20:23 last edited by Axtremus
            #5

            Yeap, good thing to remove requirement for four-year degree for jobs that do not really need such a degree.

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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on 22 Mar 2023, 00:53 last edited by
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              I don’t mind the removal of the degree but I have to tell you that most government jobs do not pay 6 figures…

              And income inflation does nobody any good.

              The Brad

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 22 Mar 2023, 01:49 last edited by
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                I’ve long believed that.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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