23rd June 2010, 08:25 AM
Research by the Sutton Trust published this week suggests that 80% of 'young people' now expect to go onto university.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/10355042.stm
I wouldn't (couldn't) disagree with the logic that you don't need a degree to empty dustbins, but surely one of the aims of a university education is that it enables people greater access to a much wider range of choices in life ..... a person with a degree can decide to work in a low paid profession such as archaeology or aspire to become a company director, a leading surgeon, manage a construction company or even become a university professor. A person lacking in formal education would find many of those options restricted......
I have to say Dinosaur that your professor friend complaining about the standard of graduated students probably needs to examine their conscience more closely than they examine their salary cheque ....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/10355042.stm
I wouldn't (couldn't) disagree with the logic that you don't need a degree to empty dustbins, but surely one of the aims of a university education is that it enables people greater access to a much wider range of choices in life ..... a person with a degree can decide to work in a low paid profession such as archaeology or aspire to become a company director, a leading surgeon, manage a construction company or even become a university professor. A person lacking in formal education would find many of those options restricted......
I have to say Dinosaur that your professor friend complaining about the standard of graduated students probably needs to examine their conscience more closely than they examine their salary cheque ....
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