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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really think we are seeing a class divide in the vocationalism of higher ed. Upper-class people go to college and are fine majoring in the liberal arts; they have the connections to get a job after graduation either through family or an alumni network. For people with out connections or money, they see STEM degrees or anything practical like business or accounting as a way to pay off debt/loans and compensate for lack of family connections and alumni networks. [/quote]

I agree with this and what's absolutely criminal is that a professor from GMU is suggesting that students there should major in liberal arts.  [/quote]

I made this comment--and I am a Liberal Arts major without family connections. However, I managed to figure out what I love to do and make a great living doing it. I think the professor is spot on. As a previous person said above, the rich get richer because the middle class keep playing their game. When we stop playing into their game, life will get better for everyone!  [/quote]

So are you suggesting that the middle class should stop majoring in practical degrees and start majoring in the liberal arts so that they too can become rich?  I'm not following the logic there. [/quote]

They should major in/do what they want--STEM, liberal arts, plumber, comedian, etc.--rather than scrambling so they can live in the right DC neighborhood or buy that 10th Longchamp bag. You know the wealthy are going to change the game and start out-sourcing coders and other engineering projects that don't demand people in the room. Why pay someone six figures in the US when you can pay someone in India with the same skill set and education much less and not include benefits? Those jobs are probably going to start migrating overseas in the next generation. [/quote]

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