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Authored by: Wol on Saturday, December 08 2012 @ 08:10 AM EST |
I'm inclined to agree. I have exactly this argument with my family over
qualifications here. My wife and daughter both say "but the kids have
worked so hard".
My reaction is "well, seeing as grades are so much higher now, either the
kids have got cleverer or the exams are easier", and when you actually look
at the evidence, it's pretty obvious the exams are easier - give a kid of today
an exam paper from my era and they struggle...
The other thing, of course, is the standard rule of supply and demand. When
maybe only one person in ten went to Uni, a Degree meant an awful lot. Now it's
one person in two, a degree is worth much much less.
Cheers,
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, December 08 2012 @ 10:01 AM EST |
And if the school misrepresented the situation to the students, then the
school is in the wrong. That said, forcing the school to pay, and driving up
costs for future students isn't the best solution.
Misrepresentation is a serious problem for consumers. In some countries it
is more common than in others. Out of the three countries that I've spent
time in, China is the worst. While there I saw herbal products which claimed
to cure AIDS/HIV. That sort of thing wouldn't be allowed in the U.S.A. or
Canada.
On the other hand the U.S. News Media is allowed to 'Lie by Omission' in
their reporting. This creates a situation like what we complain about on
Groklaw so often, news that suits the sponsor or reporter (The SCO Group
or the page view dependent publication).
Take for example the Canadian Woman whose story about having to go to
the United States for health care was pushed so heavily by certain parties
in the run up to the failed Health Care bill (yes, Obamacare is a failure even
though it is being implemented because it isn't going to have much of an
effect on costs).
The Canadian Press researched her, and came up with a totally different
story than the American Press. And curiously the American Press managed
to totally ignore the far higher number of Americans who use the Canadian
Health Care system. By lying, and continuing to lie even after Canadian
sources had debunked the entire 'Canadians come to the USA because
their Health Care system is so bad', the American media misrepresented
the situation, leaving Americans with a false view of the situation.
Or consider the freak out over Proposition 8 in California. Canadians were
astounded by the amount of lying that occurred, and also that the American
media didn't call out the liars! We've had Same-Sex marriage for ten years
now, and we know how it works.
That's why I think Misrepresentation cases are important. Call it Consumer
Protection via Courtroom.
Wayne
http://madhatter.ca
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