tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post6512601908087466163..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Obama - Sunday Times ArticleEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-64312421868130244782009-05-05T13:26:00.000+00:002009-05-05T13:26:00.000+00:00Obama on outcomes after higher education:
"Well, ...Obama on outcomes after higher education:<br /><br />"Well, look, I’d start off by saying just look at the statistics. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates is at least three times what it is for a college graduate...if you’re working the odds, your likelihood of getting a job that pays you a good, solid middle-class wage is vastly increased upon graduating from college...Now, what is true is that a postgraduate education that isn’t giving you skills that are measurable in some way, that provide you with some differentiation, means that you’re going to have a little bit of a harder time. I would argue that anybody — that young people generally are going to benefit from a good, solid liberal-arts education. That’s what I got."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com