Question

A student is writing an argument that pursuing a college degree after high school is a bad idea because earning a degree does not prepare students for employment nor guarantees one will even find employment. Which of the following are examples of evidence that the student should include when developing their claim? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) According to a recent poll, college graduates have an unemployment rate of 4.0%, and the underemployment rate was 34% for all college graduates. According to a leading analyst, college degrees don't give you real skills to be successful; only life does. Having real-life work experiences can be even more valuable than a college degree. According to a recent study, almost all job growth between 2010 and 2016 went to workers with associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, or graduate degrees. According to one analyst, the recent high unemployment rates shift the supply and demand in the employers' favor and have made master's degrees the new bachelor's degrees. Thirty percent of college graduates felt college did not prepare them well for employment, specifically regarding technical and quantitative reasoning skills.

Answer 1

The two correct answers that the student should include as evidence to support their claim that pursuing a college degree after high school is a bad idea because it does not prepare students for employment nor guarantees employment are:

1. According to a leading analyst, college degrees don't give you real skills to be successful; only life does. Having real-life work experiences can be even more valuable than a college degree.

2. Thirty percent of college graduates felt college did not prepare them well for employment, specifically regarding technical and quantitative reasoning skills.

These pieces of evidence directly support the claim that college degrees may not adequately prepare students for the workforce and question the value of the degree in relation to employability.