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Sashadroogie
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Qaaolchoura
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 Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: Downward mobility haunts US education - says BBC |
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20154358 |
My mother's a lawyer and my father has a PhD. It's literally impossible for me to be better-educated than my parents (I suppose you could argue that an MD is more prestigious than a PhD, but that entails going into a different field).
If I want to go into the lucrative field of computer science the most sensible thing to do is go for a Masters', the same goes for becoming a TESOL lifer. I plan on a career change, but seeing as a law degree is not the path to riches it used to be, and there are very few jobs where a PhD is worth it, chances are that I will always be less "educated" than my parents. So what?
Any rate, hasn't it been argued that the British Empire was built on the downwardly mobile seeking their fortunes abroad?
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johnslat
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Dear Qaaolchoura,
Anyone who's smart enough to realize that less education doesn't necessarily mean "downward mobility" (just check how much many tradespeople make an hour) is already smart enough 
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John |
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