tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2960737804397629263..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Good News from HuffPo! "It’s Worth Getting a College Degree But Don’t Expect the World, Okay?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54768057779955227392012-08-16T11:06:34.489-04:002012-08-16T11:06:34.489-04:00This one got picked up by NPR, too. While I'm...This one got picked up by NPR, too. While I'm not fond of the instrumental view of college, I suppose it's good news (though I suspect that all it really proves is that, in a crowded job market, employers can ask for whatever they want, and the presence of a BA or AA on a resume makes for an easy sorting mechanism when an employer is faced with hundreds or thousands of resumes). <br /><Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10178728217961107262012-08-15T20:52:42.852-04:002012-08-15T20:52:42.852-04:00HuffPo, like Yahoo News and Wikipedia, is proof po...HuffPo, like Yahoo News and Wikipedia, is proof positive that when just anyone can report news, just anyone does. Recently a physics major asked me about a science story in HuffPo that didn't make much sense. I just explained, "Their science coverage is terrible. But then, what do you expect from a news source that runs girly pictures?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com