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2011-12-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-19 14:46|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Completely on target. They no longer teach how to think, nor do they encourage truly free inquiry - they only rigidly enforce what to think, and only allow question of those they perceive to be enemies, and never allow those "allies" in authority to be questioned.

Posted by OldSpook 2011-12-19 15:38|| 2011-12-19 15:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Scott argued that precious state tax dollars should go to support science and tech studies, not "educate more people who can't get jobs in anthropology."

The economy is so bad that many engineers graduating with a bachelors or masters degree are having difficulty finding jobs. Moreover, there are many experienced engineers who are unemployed and looking for work.

I can see where education in the soft sciences and the more recent PC disciplines (social and political sciences, women's studies, black studies, gay and gender-related studies) are going to get starved for money.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-12-19 17:23|| 2011-12-19 17:23|| Front Page Top

#3 engineers graduating with a bachelors or masters degree are having difficulty finding jobs

Nephew graduated 3 1/2 years ago with engineering degree. Just unemployed again, after his third job of a year or less ended. He's worked for Worley & Parsons (twice), and Bechtel, and has burned no bridges behind him, so he'll catch another job in a few months, I expect. The Bechtel job was a government boondoggle designed to spend money and produce nothing, as far as I can tell.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-12-19 19:30|| 2011-12-19 19:30|| Front Page Top

#4 hiring a new Assistant engineer. One candidate has a BSCE, MSCE from Stanford and is a licensed engineer. He's not even my first choice. Buyer's market

Posted by Frank G 2011-12-19 19:45|| 2011-12-19 19:45|| Front Page Top

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