This is the number-one best article I have ever read on this topic. It will take you about 7 minutes to read, and worth every minute.
Meet the Parents Who Won't Let Their Children Study Literature
by Steven Pearlstein [Steven Pearlstein is a Post business and economics writer. He is also Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University.]
Washington Post, September 2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/09/02/meet-the-parents-who-wont-let-their-children-study-literature/?utm_term=.2e1e70403a9c
This is the key paragraph in the article: This focus on college as job training reflects not only a misreading of the data on jobs and pay, but also a fundamental misunderstanding of the way labor markets work, the way careers develop and the purpose of higher education.
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