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Here in Los Angeles, the schools are pushing every single student to enter the university.
It makes the school bigwigs look good. They are able to say, "See! The billions in tax money is paying off. We would like more money, pretty please."
Of course, they forget to tell you that most of those college students never graduate.
And as for those who do graduate, most of them have to major in the social sciences.
I personally sympathize with them because I too majored in social sciences (in the 1950s!) because I did not have the necessary smarts to major in the sciences.
Do you wonder why China is eating our lunch?
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/uc-undergraduate-alumni-outcomes
I can't post the chart directly, so you will have to look for yourself.
Social Science is #1 by far. What exactly is Social Science?
The 12 departments that comprise the Social Sciences Division — African American Studies, Anthropology, Demography, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Gender and Women’s Studies, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
That my friends is why our young people are so useless in a world of doers. Most of these classification amount to "administrative overhead" in the real world of nuts and bolts, test tubes and microscopes.
it is sound practice and public policy to try to inspire every student to further their education
if you cannot dream it, then you can never achieve it
the only thing it shows is your ignorance. economics, geography, psychology, sociology, political science, how are those useless?
China is eating our lunch because their education is far superior, and they invest in new technologies while our country has severely limited funding in the sciences, and in partciularly green energy. China will own green energy since they are investing in it while US conservatives continue to suck oil and gas D
it is sound practice and public policy to try to inspire every student to further their education
if you cannot dream it, then you can never achieve it
Do you wonder why China is eating our lunch?
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/uc-undergraduate-alumni-outcomes
I can't post the chart directly, so you will have to look for yourself.
Social Science is #1 by far. What exactly is Social Science?
The 12 departments that comprise the Social Sciences Division — African American Studies, Anthropology, Demography, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Gender and Women’s Studies, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
That my friends is why our young people are so useless in a world of doers. Most of these classification amount to "administrative overhead" in the real world of nuts and bolts, test tubes and microscopes.
Do you wonder why China is eating our lunch?
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/uc-undergraduate-alumni-outcomes
I can't post the chart directly, so you will have to look for yourself.
Social Science is #1 by far. What exactly is Social Science?
The 12 departments that comprise the Social Sciences Division — African American Studies, Anthropology, Demography, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Gender and Women’s Studies, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
That my friends is why our young people are so useless in a world of doers. Most of these classification amount to "administrative overhead" in the real world of nuts and bolts, test tubes and microscopes.
So please explain why these fields are useless:
Economics
Education
Geography
History
Law
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Linguistics
These are major fields that encompass social science.
I for one do not think any of these subjects are bad for people to study. I would not think it is a bad idea for a computer science major to take some classes in psychology or a biology major to take some classes in Women's Studies or History. But for Universities to encourage people to fully major in these subjects, especially when the cost of University is so high and the job prospects for people studying in some of these fields is so low, is nothing short of irresponsible.
You tell me why they aren't.
The one thing I will say is I absolutely do not like the bad rep that vocational schools get. They are excellent for those hands on people that want to get into the work force trained and ready to go, don't want to spend a butt load on a Bachelor's degree and they are only typically 2 years at the most.
Hear! Hear!
I have read that in many countries, some students are prepared for the university, and some students are sent to vocational schools that teach them a needed trade and where those students are very happy.
The idea that everybody has to go to the university is absurd.
So the premise of this thread is: if you're not good in math and/or science, you're a loser?
You tell me why they aren't.
so we don't need economists, politicians, social workers, teachers, those that know different languages, lawyers? You consider those bad things?
I don't know the premise of the OP, but the way I look at it is more of a "flooding the market" with social sciences which does no benefit to the person getting a social science degree.
We have a serious problem in this country where people (and many many employers) think you need to have a 4-year degree before you can even talk to them for a job. Vocational degrees have a tremendous value IMO that is often overlooked or flat out dismissed by employers.
We don’t need 1/3rd of the system doing it. They are mostly jobs that have no real native productivity other than to bill someone who does.
So the premise of this thread is: if you're not good in math and/or science, you're a loser?
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