[lbo-talk] 'American kids, dumber than dirt'

[Miles Jackson]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:00 AM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> 
>> The trend is clear: more and more jobs require
>> formal education credentials.
> 
> That's not so true. The BLS's jobs projections forecast the greatest  
> need for associate's degree or less, with moderate amounts of on-the- 
> job training. Almost half the new jobs created from 2004-2014 will  
> require only a HS diploma - see table 6 in:
> 
> <http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/11/art5full.pdf>

Yes, I'm familiar with these data, and I agree that the "necessity" of 
a college degree is overblown rhetoric.  However, I'm referring to 
generational trends.  It is true that more jobs require more formal 
training today than in previous generations.

Miles