Doug Henwood wrote:
> People like Harper's seem to think U.S. high schools
> used to be more rigorous. Is that really true, or is it just liberal
> nostalgia for the old days?
We had more rote learning, which probably seems like rigor to those pushing tests today.
>
> Someone with a master's is likely to be working on Wall Street rather
> than in academia, compared to someone with a PhD, right?
Exactly. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu