The College Bubble; Are we the Ones Responsible?

mmmgirl
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:01:58 +0000

The problem isn’t just the push to educate everybody. That is only a response to an economic situation. In most other countries, there are strict laws concerning the minimum wage and benefits so that even plumbers and baristas can earn a living wage and support their families. For example, my uncle knows a young woman in Canada who is a cashier at a large grocery chain. She earns more than what a public school teacher does in this country, she has several weeks paid vacation each year, health care throught Canada’s universal health care system, and plenty of sick leave, family leave, and other benefits that even “good” jobs for college graduates here don’t offer. Over several years, she will probably be promoted and there is a good chance that she will eventually be a store manager, with a good, well-paying, challenging career that would allow her to buy a house, raise a family, take nice vacations, and give her kids great opportunities. She does not have a college degree. This is NOT possible in the United States.