True, oh so true. In my time I have known some of the most resourceful and broad-knowledge people, and not all of whom had gone to college. They found other avenues to achieve life goals. Sadly I have also known some of the most highly educated dunces you could imagine. Some years ago I came across the term "IYI" ... "intellectual yet idiot".
Given the state of today's education system (and I know because I worked for a few years at a large southern university), I expect the IYI phenomenon to just get worse. No one is allowed to fail anymore, especially if they belong to a minority group. The future of America is that the professional classes will be polluted by low-performing dunces who got through the system on pity and msguided tolerance.
TV personality Mike Rowe understands this, that all work is ennobling, and that we need to understand that the farmer, the machinist, the truck driver, the oil rig worker, the people doing everyday jobs are what keeps America fed and moving.
True, oh so true. In my time I have known some of the most resourceful and broad-knowledge people, and not all of whom had gone to college. They found other avenues to achieve life goals. Sadly I have also known some of the most highly educated dunces you could imagine. Some years ago I came across the term "IYI" ... "intellectual yet idiot".
Given the state of today's education system (and I know because I worked for a few years at a large southern university), I expect the IYI phenomenon to just get worse. No one is allowed to fail anymore, especially if they belong to a minority group. The future of America is that the professional classes will be polluted by low-performing dunces who got through the system on pity and msguided tolerance.
TV personality Mike Rowe understands this, that all work is ennobling, and that we need to understand that the farmer, the machinist, the truck driver, the oil rig worker, the people doing everyday jobs are what keeps America fed and moving.