Graduates and Dropouts

2.      One section while reading chapter 18 that opened my eyes about the current job market, is the section on Graduates and Dropouts. In this section, Berger speaks about how factors such as frustrating curriculums, social challenges, and financial requirements can prevent some from gaining the benefits that college education offers. The point that Berger made that I found most interesting and revealing, was when she spoke about college education and later income correlations. Like most enrolled college students, I am having a difficult time with finding a job. Just like Berger had pointed out in the chapter, this hardship of unemployment is caused due to fewer unskilled jobs being available, and the creation of knowledge-based jobs. I personally think that while this can be good for college educated people, I do not think it is fair for students who have not finished their degree yet! I know that college is supposed to open new doors for us in the career world, while helping students gain skills that would enable them to use those skills in their jobs. Therefore, it does not make sense to me how there are fewer unskilled jobs.