Robert Reich has established a well-respected reputation and is a credible source to the public. Reich is best known for his commentary on issues within the economy, and he has attended some of the finest colleges in America. Reich wrote an article called “College Is a Ludicrous Waste of Money,’’ which interests me because I am a high school student that will be transitioning into a college student. In the article, Reich gives solutions, such as technician jobs, combining high school student’s last year into a first year college experience, and community college. Reich 's solutions could be helpful to certain individuals ;but he belittles the importance of an four-year liberal arts degree while explain his point. In “College Is a Ludicrous
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This is very true. Vocational education, much like community colleges, are not valued for the potential effects they hold on one’s life. Professor Reich also states, “They end up overqualified for the work they do, and underwhelmed by it.” In 2016, it is stressful to obtain a job with just a high school diploma. For example, McDonald’s is a fast food restaurant and most of their assistant mangers acquire a Bachelor’s degree from a university. This shows that today 's society is moving forward and away from the requirements of just obtaining a high school diploma. One of Reich’s main examples in the article is technical jobs. After all the technician jobs are taken, then what? Professor Reich has no interest for the …show more content…
Reich has served in the administration of two presidents: Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Professor Reich has served on President Barack Obama 's Advisory Board. He served under President Bill Clinton as Secretary of Labor. Currently, Reich is a Professor of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley. Reich should be thanking all the universities he has been enrolled in for his success in life. This makes me question his quotation, “American businesses, for their part, aren’t sufficiently involved in designing community college curricula and hiring their graduates, because their executives are usually the products of four-year liberal arts institutions and don’t know the value of community colleges.” If this is true, then why would college be a waste of money? This means someone who attended a four-year liberal arts institution would be more successful entering an American
This is very true. Vocational education, much like community colleges, are not valued for the potential effects they hold on one’s life. Professor Reich also states, “They end up overqualified for the work they do, and underwhelmed by it.” In 2016, it is stressful to obtain a job with just a high school diploma. For example, McDonald’s is a fast food restaurant and most of their assistant mangers acquire a Bachelor’s degree from a university. This shows that today 's society is moving forward and away from the requirements of just obtaining a high school diploma. One of Reich’s main examples in the article is technical jobs. After all the technician jobs are taken, then what? Professor Reich has no interest for the …show more content…
Reich has served in the administration of two presidents: Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Professor Reich has served on President Barack Obama 's Advisory Board. He served under President Bill Clinton as Secretary of Labor. Currently, Reich is a Professor of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley. Reich should be thanking all the universities he has been enrolled in for his success in life. This makes me question his quotation, “American businesses, for their part, aren’t sufficiently involved in designing community college curricula and hiring their graduates, because their executives are usually the products of four-year liberal arts institutions and don’t know the value of community colleges.” If this is true, then why would college be a waste of money? This means someone who attended a four-year liberal arts institution would be more successful entering an American