From the “book description” on Amazon:
“…their new book follows the same cohort of undergraduates through the rest of their college careers and out into the working world…Recent graduates report trouble finding decent jobs and developing stable romantic relationships, as well as assuming civic and financial responsibility…”
All the data that I have seen show only how valuable a college degree was. This book should help us to understand how much that has changed. To highlight that importance, here are two facts from their first book.
(1) In the last 30 years, the amount of time studying has decreased by 35%, though grades have gone up, with only 20% now studying as much as students did 30 years ago; and,
(2) Various tests for improved critical thinking show a rate of gain today of half of what it was 30 years ago.
The change is even more dramatic when compared to students in the sixties.
If education is important – not just a degree – then we should eventually see much worse career and life outcomes for the present generation. And this doesn’t even take into account the effects on high school students, by way of poorly educated teachers.
Their book is not available until September 5. Here is a link to the Amazon page.
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