In the article why the rich are getting richer and the poor
poorer by Robert Reich there are many points within the article that I had to
agree with. When Robert says that “if you drop out of high school or have no
more than a high school diploma do not expect a good routine production job.” I
agree with this sentence because it is already known that you aren’t going to
make a comfortable living if you don’t even make it through high school but
today it almost feels like you won’t be comfortable if you don’t earn that
basic bachelor’s degree. Reich goes into description about how although you
need a degree it almost doesn’t matter because robots are slowly taking over
the everyday jobs we have. In the article blue-collar brilliance by Mike Rose
takes a different turn from the article by Reich, the article talks about how
you don’t need the education to back up a successful life and in some cases I agree
but these stores are from 50 years ago and therefore I disagree in today’s
society. The article tells personal stories of how these people made it without
going to college but worked very hard, but then again these people are making
it check to check and not living under a good cushion.
If these two authors went into decision about this topic I don’t
think either one of them would fully agree with each other. I think they both
agree that machines are taking over but Rose still thinks human hands from
directions must put the robots together, and Reich all over thinks that no
matter what the robots will soon take control. The two authors disagree mainly on
the topic of higher education, while Reich thinks it’s not an option Rose
thinks it’s not necessary.
Robert Reich's quote "if you drop out of high school or have no more than a high school diploma do not expect a good routine production job" really stuck out to me too. I also agree with Reich's statement because the standards of employers have been set pretty high. This makes me wonder if jobs are really in need of such standards or if employers are just going off of society's idea that to get a good job one must get a secondary education.
ReplyDeleteMike Rose believes that one doesn't need a degree to lead a flourishing life. Rose expresses that we learn through experience and only jobs can give us that. I agree with Mike Rose because one doesn't need a secondary education to live a happy, simple, successful life. It's all perspective.
These two authors would not come to an agreement. They would not agree because Reich thinks in terms of technological advancement while Rose is a little more old fashioned.
I agree with you a lot. I think that now one of the only ways to get a better job or a higher salary is to go to college. Most of the best jobs in the United States these days you need a bachelor’s degree or sometimes higher. When people have just a high school education or GED, even a little college, they do not always have the same opportunities as someone with. Its makes perfectly good sense because you don’t want your heart surgeon to just have a GED you want them to have a good education. Sometimes there can be slim opportunity for someone who only has an high school education or some college, like my parents. Like what Emily said too about the quote I agree with too because if you don’t have a college degree it is hard to climb the ladder in this society. Knowledge is power.
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