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>a college degree's value is mostly in its sheepskin effect Then how do you explain the mathematical maturity effect that most STEM students go through in a fo
by codeonfire 14y ago
>a college degree's value is mostly in its sheepskin effect
Then how do you explain the mathematical maturity effect that most STEM students go through in a four year program.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_maturity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_maturity
There are industries for which it would be impossible to innovate or even participate without this, and it's unlikely someone will develop this on their own time.
- dereg 14y agoYour post doesn't address not debunk the sheepskin effect, which is the observed phenomena where, among people with equal years of education, a person with a degree is paid much more than a person without. I don't think you're incorrect about mathematical maturity, but we should tie it into the theme of the thread here: the returns to a college education. In technical fields, college is akin to job training. Consequently, it's not surprising that engineering degrees have the highest out-of-college return. This is unlike obtaining a degree in the liberal arts, where the on-the-job training supersedes the importance of a college education.