When elementary and
high schools lowered their standards in reading, writing and arithmetic, it
produced students with low proficiency in reading, writing and math. In the
1960s, poor students didn’t pass the entrance exams and went to work for lower
paying jobs. There were plenty of jobs and these high school grads managed to
become self-supporting and some did well. In 1965, 12% of men and 7% of women
in the US citizens had a Bachelors’ Degree.
In the 1980s, high schools
replaced basics with propaganda and colleges lowered their standards. It fell
to Junior Colleges to offer remedial courses to bring low skill high school
grads up to speed. When these remedial students applied for college, they got
in, but colleges also began to offer courses that were not occupational and
students to earn useless majors. In 1985, 23% of men and 16% of women in the US
had Bachelors’ Degree.
After the 1980s,
colleges spent $billions on buildings to create an attractive campus and colleges
became more of a “life experience” than a useful training center.
In 2019, 34.6% of men
and 35.3% of women in the US have a Bachelors’ Degree.
The Great
Underemployed
Classical Education in
Liberal Arts including English, History, Geography, Philosophy, Psychology,
Sociology and Theology had been taught along with Mathematics, General Science,
Chemistry, Physics and Biology in high school and colleges still offered
degrees in these, but sometimes in preparation for graduate studies. Teachers
of these Arts & Sciences should hold degrees in these disciplines. These
are fields of study need to be taken together in context. History and Economics
should be integrated to understand motives and outcomes to assess current
events.
Government jobs were
the only jobs available from 2008 and 2016 and colleges had millions of
students taking Criminal Justice, Public Policy and Law, Family & Consumer
Services, Misc. Technologies, Animal and Plant Sciences, Environmental Studies,
Political Science, General Social Science, International Affairs, Misc.
Biological Science, Earth Science, Early Childhood Education, Misc. Education,
Secondary Education, General Education, Special Education and Elementary
Education. In 2017, the music stopped and there were fewer chairs to land on.
Healthcare jobs have
been building since the 1980s and colleges had millions of students taking
Medical Technology, Nutrition Science, Misc. Biological Science, Health
Services, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy and Nursing.
Engineering jobs were
off-shored with manufacturing jobs after 1993. There were fewer jobs for
Engineers, but colleges continued to offer Industrial Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, General Engineering, Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, Physics,
Mathematics, Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Computer Science, Information System
Management, Construction Services and Engineering Technology,
Business jobs were
available and colleges continued to offer degrees in Business Management, General
Business, Communications, Marketing, Economics, Business Analytics, Accounting,
Information Systems Management.
Non-Profits arose
after the 1990s in response to the Social Engineering fad and colleges offered
courses in Ethnic Studies and Environmental Studies.
Artist jobs were
always around, but became hobbies rather than self-supporting occupations for
most students. But colleges continued to offer degrees in Performing Arts, Fine
Arts, Art History, Commercial Art & Graphics Design,
Media jobs were
around, but print media declined after the internet became available in 1995.
Colleges continued to offer degrees in Journalism, Mass Media, Advertising
& Public Relations, Communications,
Resort, Hotel and
Restaurant jobs became popular in the 1980s and colleges offered courses in
Leisure & Hospitality, but students already worked in these industries as
waiters, cooks and other staff jobs.
Agricultural jobs had
declined, but colleges still offered courses in Agriculture, Animal & Plant
Sciences.
Health Services 45.7%
Criminal
Justice 73.2%
Performing
Arts 65.7%
Leisure
and Hospitality 63%
Public
Policy and Law 62.8%
Business
Management 59.6%
Fine Arts
58.4%
Liberal
Arts 58.4%
Misc.
Technologies 58%
Animal
and Plant Sciences 57.4%
Art
History 56.5%
General
Business 56.4%
Sociology
56%
Mass
Media 55.2%
Agriculture
53.9%
History
53.1%
Communications
53%
Marketing
52.7%
General
Social Science 52.3%
Political
Science 51.5%
Philosophy
50.9%
Medical
Technology 50.9%
English
Language 50.6%
Ethnic
Studies 50.1%
International
Affairs 49.7%
Psychology
49.7%
Environmental
Studies 49.3%
Interdisciplinary
Studies 48%
Nutrition
Science 47.9%
Advertising
and Public Relations 47.7%.
Theology
and Religion 46.9%
Misc.
Biological Sciences 46.5%
Foreign
Languages 46.2%
Family
and Consumer Services 44.6%
Biology
44.6%
Earth
Sciences 43.1%
Journalism
42.5%
Engineering
Technology 40.9%
Economics
39.8%
Information
Systems Management 38.1%
Business
Analytics 37.5%
Finance
37%
Commercial
Art Graphics Design 36.2%
Misc.
Physical Sciences 35.9%
Chemistry
35.4%
Construction
Services 34%
Geography
33.5%
Biochemistry
33.5%
Treatment
Therapy 33%
Physics
31.7%
Social
Services 31.5%
Mathematics
30.6%
Misc.
Engineering 29.4%
Pharmacy
28.7%
Aerospace
Engineering 26.8%
Architecture
26.6%
General
Engineering 23.5%
Secondary
Education 23.5%
Computer
Science 23.5%
Accounting
23%
Electrical
Engineering 22.3%
General
Education 22.2%
Chemical
Engineering 21.6%
Mechanical
Engineering 21%
Computer
Engineering 20.1%
Early
Childhood Education 19.2%
Misc.
Education 17.5%
Civil
Engineering 17.5%
Industrial
Engineering 17.3%
Special
Education 16.2%
Elementary
Education 15.9%
Nursing
11.4%
Many of the
Underemployed college grads with Engineering Degrees lack the basic skills
required to function in their professions.
Many other college grads received degrees in fields that are not in
demand. Many underemployed graduates are no longer interested in working in
their professions. Many underemployed graduates are sub-par.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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