THOSE WHO CAN, DO THOSE WHO CANNOT, TEACH

 Many of my colleagues bristle at this subject, yet perhaps we in higher education are the ones reinforcing it.  Yesterday and today on NBC and CNBC Andrea Mitchell and Matt Lauer revealed the following startling statistics, "53% of those holding masters and doctorates are unemployed or underemployed; 50% of recent college graduates are also unemployed or underemployed" (NBC, April 25, 2012).  In The Chronicle of Higher Education on Saturday, April 21, 2012, wrote, "By 2020, 2.6 million new jobs will require an advanced degree?And graduate students need to do a better job ?of preparing students for a range of careers and tracking where they work."  There will be more jobs, but there are many jobs available now, if only graduates were prepared...