A four year degree is now seen as the educational floor by most employers. Heck, even police departments and many certifications are requiring you have a four year degree (any degree will do). I think this trend is wrong headed, but at the same time how do we change organizations to train on the job. It is just a simple, and lazy, filter.
Train on the job. Easier said than done. How would you know if the person is even trainable? A degree should (not that ti does in many cases), but it should. Like a driver's license.
I wonder how much of this new floor is because high schools diplomas are now just participation certificates (due to budget cuts, policies like no child left behind, and the spread of treating kids like snowflakes), and people are showing up at college not being able to do math or read at their grade level...
Not saying high school education is great, but if there are droves and droves of people showing up at college not able to do math or read, how exactly did they get the necessary points on the ACT or SAT?
I mean, what you're saying is that the ACT/SAT are extremely easy tests, so that they can be completed without really knowing math or how to read. Or you're saying that gobs and gobs of people are cheating or using bribes to get the scores they need. Because they can't really read or do math well enough to be passing these tests on their own.
I have a little trouble believing anything like that is going on. I think kids are likely passing these tests on their own merit. And are perfectly capable of doing the math and reading on the tests in question.
