and The Bell Curve
wrote an op-ed in the New York Times today entitled, "Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?" (via Newsalert). Of college, that is:
BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education � expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits � but he needs to hitch them to a broader platform. As president, Mr. Obama should use his bully pulpit to undermine the bachelor�s degree as a job qualification. Here�s a suggested battle cry, to be repeated in every speech on the subject: �It�s what you can do that should count when you apply for a job, not where you learned to do it.�
Murray sees the college degree as out of reach or a waste of time for some:
For most of the nation�s youths, making the bachelor�s degree a job qualification means demanding a credential that is beyond their reach. It is a truth that politicians and educators cannot bring themselves to say out loud: A large majority of young people do not have the intellectual ability to do genuine college-level work.
What do you think, should college be a prerequisite for the job market? I don't think so, but many people do.