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The article laments a disconnect between learning and work force skills. On the other hand, they claim a high school diploma makes $260k difference in life time
by MakeUsersWant 12y ago
The article laments a disconnect between learning and work force skills. On the other hand, they claim a high school diploma makes $260k difference in life time earnings.
So what value does a high school diploma provide? What's the reason for the $260k increase?
- stackedmidgets 12y agoSocial approval, socialization expectations, etc. As far as capitalists care, your productivity, predictability, and sociability are what's important. HS diplomas are not uniform. Institutions that are permitted to discriminate based on high school attendance do so to an extreme degree. So while legally the diploma is a commodity, in practice it's a highly differentiated good. If you are lumping in University High School graduates from SF in with graduates from Compton High School, you will be mislead. Because that $260k figure isn't explained, it should be ignored. 'Cause life's too short to be bamboozled by unexplained numbers. If this author had access to the study, there's no reason that it couldn't be linked to or at least footnoted.