Education has always been one of the most concerning subjects in people’s lives and a lot of people have been debating about it for decades. Most of the debates on this topic reach a stasis point at the end, which is that College is not as meticulous as it used to be because of the falling standards. In this debate over higher education, the authors of the article have different viewpoints on higher education. Emily Hanford and Pew Research Center discuss that the American Higher education system is not struggling. Louis Menand and Valarie Strauss agree that colleges in America are decreasing in value from a social standpoint whereas Gary Jason and Thomas Tierney agree that the value of college is decreasing from economical standpoint allowing it for the debate to be stuck.
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As a matter of fact, Hanford discusses the fact that American Higher Education is high in global demand. Hanford not only talks about the global demand of the American higher education, she also uses data’s to prove her point. In her article, she presents data that shows the percentage of people who have a college degree and are employed vs. the percentage of people who only have a high school degree and are employed. Her data also show the exponential growth of people with college degree and (Hanford). In Pew’s article, it set forth by introducing a poll by asking college graduates different question about their experiences in college and how it has benefitted them in the workforce. The data presented by Pew’s Research Center shows that there is actually an increasing margin of success between people with a college degree and people with only high school degree (“The Rising Cost of Not Going to College”). This means that American Higher Education system is not falling
As a matter of fact, Hanford discusses the fact that American Higher Education is high in global demand. Hanford not only talks about the global demand of the American higher education, she also uses data’s to prove her point. In her article, she presents data that shows the percentage of people who have a college degree and are employed vs. the percentage of people who only have a high school degree and are employed. Her data also show the exponential growth of people with college degree and (Hanford). In Pew’s article, it set forth by introducing a poll by asking college graduates different question about their experiences in college and how it has benefitted them in the workforce. The data presented by Pew’s Research Center shows that there is actually an increasing margin of success between people with a college degree and people with only high school degree (“The Rising Cost of Not Going to College”). This means that American Higher Education system is not falling