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Originally Posted by cmac2012
Ahhh . . it's the liberal strain in America what done it.
My take is that we have an inordinate focus among students and parents, to go for big bucks, via the quickest and surest route. MBA, insurance biz, investment banker, lawyer, and the one with with more of a chance of being legitimate: doctor. Not that everyone in the first four routes are illegitimate, but if the focus is on maximizing cash flow first, rather than providing goods and services of quality, lot of room for a slow slide toward mediocrity.
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If there's a vaccuum to be filled in those areas I'd still rather Americans fill the void. Why shouldn't they? Would you promote your kid to be a plumber if he/she can go into banking and finance? Which job would you rather do when you're 50-60 years old?
Engineering is great, and maybe parents should beat math and science into their kid's heads like they do in Asian countries. That's where the new competition is coming from, so should we do as they do?