I've worked with some highly qualified people that were a credit to their profession. Their knowledge allowed them to make good choices, justified their position, and eliminated the boondoggles that happen on every project. Most had some years under their belt, but there were younger professionals that were a credit to their advanced education.
As time went on, and my years increased in construction, I found of who should have been the culls still in positions they couldn't handle, and in many situations, those in the public sector were advanced in position to solve the problem of not being able to terminate their employment. Their power was wielded without understanding the costs, or damage to their reputation. One, I called the "Smiling Menace". They grinned like a jackass eating briars constantly, and regardless of how ridiculous their decisions were, held fast to their decisions because their ignorance overruled their knowledge.
The article below explains the problems with universities. Those that should have never reached the top in running the university now hold positions they use to stroke their incompetency fueled ego. They're releasing graduates that have degrees that demand a competency they don't have, and the ultimate result will be a strong unwillingness to hire those from these universities, and a suspicion of college graduates.
I like watching those Charlie Kirk videos that frequent my feed of him in debates with college kids on their campuses where he tells them their degrees are scams. Not only are their degrees useless today, but their expensive credentials will never again help them in the future. More and more of these crowds he draws are new converts to this truth. Most are likely pursuing engineering degrees or others that might actually be useful. Sadly I didn’t learn this until i allowed this system to corrupt my oldest, who got one of these useless degrees from Notre Dame. He no longer talks to us. The other two boys got better direction, with the middle son getting a degree in actuarial science and is gamefully employed in his field with a beautiful family. The youngest is using his Theology degree as a religion teacher to high schoolers. Both still very much in our lives and proving getting the right degree matters. Or getting a trade instead. Hopefully fewer parents make the same mistake i did with my first.
ReplyDeleteGood universities traded their integrity for a spot at the public trough. If it was only their destruction involved, it would be different. Instead, the lives of too many were ruined by their actions.
DeleteAn undergrad degree not in actual science or engineering is the equivalent of a high school degree today. Sad.
ReplyDeleteI read a test from high school in my grandfather's paperwork. I would describe it as a minimum a college level test, but some as testing graduate level proficiency. That was from around 1914. Rather it was the result of an effort by an exceptional teacher, or normal curriculum, I'll never know.
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