I thought the first article was terrible, primarily because it did nothing to support it's initial premise (that schools lie to students) but then it went on to state just the opposite, that if a student is not employed following graduation it is because they did not prepare themselves adequately. I realize that this article originated in England and I can't say I know a lot about British higher education, but every school I've ever attended has a department devoted solely to assisting students in their preparations for employment/careers. As far as I'm concerned, if a grad is sitting around watching daytime TV instead of being up and about the task of finding employment, then he can't blame the school. Jack
Good point. I posted that for the purpose of discussion and not as an advocate. But it should be said that Micklethwait has an education blog and likely speaks from experience. And likely speaking to a less than universal audience. I'll take any misunderstandings as my responsibility for not including qualifiers. With all of that said, I tend to agree with the author as there seems to be (my perception) many college graduates unprepared for tracking down a job. They do fine when demand for their specialty is high but tend to a defeatist view (my opinion) when they have to go out to find a job and sell themselves.
There was no misunderstanding on my part. I did not assume that these were your own thoughts. You are, of course, correct when you say that there are many people who get out of college and do not have the smallest clue as to what they might do, what they want to do, or even what they might be qualified to do. Jack
