Read the following article. What are some of the traditional incentives to getting an education? How do future consequences factor in one's career search given the insights of this article?Why? What is your potential career plan in light of what you read?
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Teddy Ulin
9/6/2011 02:00:30 pm
Throughout my lifetime there has been the consistent concept that if you attend a college/university, in the long run you will be better off economically than if you don't pursue higher learning. There are studies presented in this article that prove this idea true. Of course there is also the personal incentive that many people want to further their education simply because of their love of learning. To put it blatantly, you just can't afford to be content with anything short of an education beyond high school if you hope to achieve future success. Based on the article, it is believed that in the future many blue collar jobs will be lost overseas and to machines. I think this only makes the job market even more competitive, so in fact its not a reason to not pursue higher learning, but in fact it's a reason to further your education even beyond a four year university. The job of a surgeon and many other careers that require grad school can never be replaced by a machine, and those jobs will always exist as long as your willing to work hard for it. Obviously there are other jobs that don't require grad school education as prerequisites, but the further you go in your education, the more likely you are to obtain these and other jobs. In a more competitive future world, where there is an increasing amount of people entering universities is when you can't afford to be the person who doesn't go. In light of what I read, in addition to what I've been told my whole life about going after education beyond high school, I have no doubt in my mind that I will attend a four year university. That part of my future plan has never been in doubt, and as good job's get tougher to come by as the years go on, it seems to be the wise choice for me to continue my education beyond a four year university. Whether I enter a two year, four year, or any other type of grad program is undecided, but after reading this article along with the influence of my elders throughout life, it seems evident that I have a very long road ahead in terms of bettering my education.
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chris raymer
9/7/2011 03:15:51 am
Well some of the traditional insintives of getting more than a high school education is that you'll land a better job than a person who has just a high school education or less. But those tradditional insintives are fastly deterating because just because you have a higher education doesn't mean your gonna land a better job. Future consequences will factor into ones career because there's consequences to every dicesion. Some examples are that if you where to not go to college future consequences are that you and or your family are in finacial strife and your in debt due to the fact that you didn't get a higher educatiaon causing you to find a low paying job or not finding one at all. And a consequence of going to college is having debt from loans. My path in education is to go to college even though I might get into debt from loans but I feel I would be better off than someone who doesn't get a higher education. Though I know a few people who didn't go to college who make 120,000 dollars a year; but those are slim to none in this world. This article is intresting.
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Dalia Martin del Campo
9/7/2011 06:54:20 am
The article talks about how studies might have shown that a college degree assures financial stability, but with our advanced technology in today’s society, it may not always be the case anymore. Traditional economic incentives to getting an education are those such as earning more money in the long run, and getting a stable job that will provide for a sustainable life, this are both backed by statistical studies. Social incentives would include getting into a prestige university and making your parents proud. A moral incentive would be the want to be educated so you can make the best decisions for your country based on your individual judgment. Given the insights of this article, future consequences factor in one’s career search now in days because technology is taking over many jobs. It is taking more jobs because technology allows a process to be faster, more economical, and reliable. Having read this article, now I know I have to take a closer look into the careers offered by whatever major I end up choosing. Especially if I will be going into a math and science based path, since technology will give up many jobs to people in other countries.
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9/7/2011 12:24:38 pm
In this article the traditional incentives is higher pay and better education if you choose college or an university. I beleive that ones future consequences are included in our job choice or our choices in general because, you are probably giving something up to get to where you are. I plan for my potential career to be a REGISTERED NURSE
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9/7/2011 01:26:53 pm
I agree with Teddy in general, however not everyone needs a college education to be successful. There is a shortage of people in trades like electricians, plumbers, and artisans. These people do not need to go to college but they need to get experience in their particular profession to be successful. We will continue to need people in these trades because these are things that can't be done by people over seas or by machines. But times have changed, two generations ago most people would only need a high school degree and still be successful. Now college education is the equivalent to a high school education for my grandparents. Reading this article confirmed that I need to not just go to college but go to grad school to be as successful as I wish to be.
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Aaryn Steele
9/7/2011 03:21:34 pm
This article is strongly referring to cost benefit analysis and consequences to certain actions. If you go to school you are paying all this money but after you graduate you get a job that will help you pay for school and also support yourself well. In society today the media makes education seem so important but they don't add the costs or benefits of it. Not going to school and getting a low income will negatively impact you in the long run. There are ranks and if you fall into the elite category you will be doing better off money wise and also socially with a high degree. The article is also talking about comparing our past to our future and i believe that that should always happen. We should go off of our mistakes as a country as one and make sure in the future we do not suffer the same consequences.
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Cesar Ramirez
9/8/2011 11:34:29 am
The more you educate yourself, the more money you can earn. The article reports on study conducted discovering this correlation. Although this has been common knowledge since I decided I was going to attend a four year university, the study shed light on more clandestine factors such as blue collar jobs that will be taken by machines in the future. The idea of a worker being replaced by something that works much faster and more consistently than an average person is more than enough motivation for people to start aiming for higher goals in terms of education. In other words, it is no longer enough to just graduate high school and expect to find a comfortable job that provides a decent flow of cash. With that said, I myself must plan further ahead to earn more money securely. If this observation remains active in the future and continues to observe that more jobs are turning to machines instead of people, then I can't expect to stop educating myself anytime soon out of belief that I have reached a point where I can find a job that will pay well, especially with more people competing to get the best education they possibly can. It will not be safe to call it quits while others will continue to work towards a profession they know will not be touched by machines.
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9/8/2011 03:26:57 pm
I have always been told that to achieve your goals in life, first you must finish college,with a degree that will promise security. If you plan on having a house, a family, a car or two, college will help you achieve that goal. In this article we are shown that getting a four year degree is simply not enough. Our current dilema is many blue collar and overseas jobs are being replaced by machines. "David Autor, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), points out that the main effect of automation in the computer era is not that it destroys blue-collar jobs but that it destroys any job that can be reduced to a routine." Future jobs must now compete with machines that are faster, and more economical than say a professor. Newspapers now can be read on blogs. Why do your tax returns manually, when you can do them online through Turbotax? A persons life style allows them to want time for themselves and to save money. Through technology we have found a way to do just that. The cost of this is that future generations of graduates will need to accomplish more than a four year degree in college. I plan on going to a four year university and then continuing my education through a two year graduate program. This article has merely proved my thoughts right in that getting more than a four year degree promises more security and a better foundation for my future life
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Marina Spadarotto
9/8/2011 03:51:07 pm
I've grown up with parents who have pushed me to receive a higher education for the reason that better job opportunities will arise and I will be financially stable even if the economy has continued to tank. Although, it is also in my best interest to acquire a grad school education due to the fact there are important high paying jobs that beseech a Masters, Professional or Doctorates degree in order to be hired. Also, education these days has been looked upon as a step into more job opportunities, although, it should be looked at , as well, in the way that education is inherently valuable because education, in and of itself, disciplines a person and makes that person more adaptable to change. This is very critical for this generation to understand because without intellectual curiosity, you would not be able to do anything and the more you learn, the more you find out you don't know. In this article, they continue to point out the fact that with a higher college education comes a legion of job opportunities considering the fact you are more educated then someone who has not obtained a college diploma. As for the blue collar jobs that have been altered by technology, the article flaunts the idea that high education is exceedingly important if you are trying to find a well-paying job. They point out the fact that there are some jobs that cannot be taken over by technology, such as if you were to pursue a job in medicine or law. By attaining a diploma, I find it to be to your own benefit by releasing some of the stress a low-wage job would bring upon you. Even though the cost of college has increased greatly,
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Jonathan Wignall
9/8/2011 04:23:46 pm
Education is the key to success in terms of making money and opening more doors for yourself. A study from Georgetown University shows that the blue-collar work force is dwindling in America do to cheaper overseas employers and machines. Saying Education is your only hope at happiness in life is very severe, because there are always exceptions to rules and statistics. But the chances of finding a high paying job without a college degree or beyond is very slim. The numbers show that someone with a bachelors degree could expect to earn 75% more than someone with a high school degree, according to a study done in 2002. The idea of going to college and getting a good job and happy life has been embedded into are society ever since the turn of the century because it is mostly true. The high paying jobs like lawyers, doctors, and businessman all want smart and educated employees. It is a whole lot easier to have a good life if your not living paycheck to paycheck or paying off debts. I have all ways wanted to go to college because of being out of the hands of your parents and the parties but mostly because all my family has gone to college and those I know who have gone to college do have good and happy lives. I know that Im not the studious type but college and a masters degree, a little later, are definitely in my sights because I want to find a job that I like and don't feel stuck in or helpless.
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Dominic Skinner
9/8/2011 04:59:57 pm
Traditionally the main incentive to get a secondary education has always been the potential for a better paying job and financial security later in life. This article argues that in the near future more and more of Americas jobs will be threatened by outsourcing and computers. The simpler a job the more likely it is to be threatened and the worker replaced. This future incentive puts pressure on today’s students to receive as much higher education as possible with the intent of landing a complex job that will not be threatened by outsourcing. Although the short-term losses may loom large, for me the long term security that’s associated with a higher degree and education is why I plan on attending at least a four year college.
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