Thought for the Day

Every now and then someone will say something like "People are more educated today than in the past." For instance, in the course of a very interesting post, Joanne Jacobs quotes a RAND report that says:

Mothers and fathers in 1990 were better educated than their 1970 counterparts. For example, 7 percent of mothers of 15-18-year-old children in 1970 were college graduates, compared to 16 percent in 1990. In addition, 38 percent of mothers did not have a high school degree in 1970, compared to only 17 percent in 1990.

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So we know that the parents are "better educated" because they've completed more school. Here's my thought for the day:

Completing more years of school means that a person has experienced "more education," not that they are "better educated."

Posted by Imparfait at November 1, 2007 12:14 PM | TrackBack