George Carlin on education…funny because it’s true

RIP George.

Return on investment

I’ll eventually start writing more about my actual dissertation topic, but I came across this story and video in the Wall Street Journal today and wanted to share it. In a nutshell, WSJ is explaining one of the realities that exists within higher education today…that is, a college degree no longer guarantees someone with a “good” wage upon graduation. We’ve all heard stories about the English major now waiting tables at a local diner, right? Well that story can be applied to a whole bunch of different college majors today. However, when we continue to talk about college diplomas and salaries we tend to lose sight of some other important realities that go along with educational attainment…