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College Graduation by Tom Posted on 11/18/2005 Only 54% of students who enter a 4-year college program are graduated six years later. I wonder why that is? I attended the University of Minnesota and completed 45 credits my freshman year. I got married after that first year, moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, transferred schools,and had a child soon after. My wife and I worked and paid our own way. I was scared to death. I was on my own. I got almost straight A's. I graduated on time and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. My friends all graduated on time too. What is different? Former Princeton President William Bowen intends to find out. Now president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bowen's research will examine in detail who graduates and who doesn't--and why--at a group of about 20 varied universities. In his book, "The World is Flat" Thomas Friedman wrote of the growing education gap between the United States and countries like India and China. Many jobs that are starting to go abroad today are very high-end research jobs, because not only is the talent cheaper, but a lot of it is as educated as American workers--or even more so (p.265). Not only do we have a looming education gap, we also have an ambition gap. Gallup reports that 74% of American workers are disengaged clock-watchers who can't wait to go home at night. I wonder what the percentage is in our high-schools? On the one had we preach education, continuous learning, and preparation for multiple careers. On the other hand we have a society in decline. We have a disconnect here. Where is the parenting? Where is the leadership? Where is the self-reliance? Have we grown too entitled, too complacent, too self-indulgent? Everyone needs to be learning constantly to compete on the job and in this interconnected world. The United States is no longer in control. |
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