[ExI] brave new world in education

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:31 PM, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 2:21 PM, William Flynn Wallace <
> foozler83 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ​Are you saying, Dave, that the 'worker bees' have no use for the
>> degrees, or that the company has no use for those with them compared to
>> ones who don't?  I am pretty sure that you are saying the latter, but want
>> to confirm.  bill w​
>>
>>>
> Worker bees in entry-level tech jobs won't have much use for a liberal
> arts education, so it's of little value to the employer. But to the worker
> bee who aspires to something greater than assembling widgets and doesn't
> want to risk becoming obsoleted by AI, I think it's a definite asset.
>
> -Dave
>

​I fully agree and will only add that the liberal education will always be
an asset in their personal lives, whether they know it or not. It might
also help them rise above the widget-making level at their company.

 bill w​

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