Assignment 8 – Education and Work
In relation to the articles we read about the relationship between work and education, it can be argued that one’s ability to earn higher wages can be sought through one’s attainment of higher levels in education. It can also be said that a person who obtains higher form of education are less likely to fall into unemployment. We tend to see that higher forms of education attract higher salaries to those who can complete them. People normally enroll into higher education systems in order to obtain good paying jobs and earn decent living salaries. While higher education can equate to decent paying jobs, the guarantee is not always the case.
In our other reading by Cottom, we tend to see that higher education does not necessarily secure employment of a salary which may associate with the degree earned. The author argues that our administration has not done enough to assist obtain employment to those who earn their level of higher education. In fact, in the Fain article, those who have received their degrees come out of colleges more in debt. The Fain article argues that for profit colleges are much more interested in gaining profit from students than anything else. Cotom continues to argue that colleges along with our administration should guarantee federal job security for those who obtain their college degrees in order to obtain a livable wage. Also, Cottom continues to suggest that the current administration should speak to advocating for massive job programing in order to simulate higher education rather than vice versa. It is a concept he believes will balance the obtainment of education and give graduates the ability to secure employment with livable wage.
In the Sadduyat Island piece, we tend to see a disparity between what is stated in the agreement and construction of these educational institutions to the workers and what is actually being done. These high renowned institutions are not valuing the promises made to their workers, which they bring from all over the world and provided them the minimum provisions. Low wages, under par living conditions and even unsafe work environments are the reality of the workers of these institutions while these industries thrive in the profits of the worker sacrifice. We can connect this piece to the for-profit colleges of the U.S. due to the simple fact that these institutions promise for a better brighter future without providing in the long run. It can be argued that both the for profit colleges and the Sadduyat Island construction are profiting at the expense of building promises and hopes but not securing the individuals who they propose to give a successful future and career.
