People have spoken of "grade inflation" for decades, and also
sometimes of degree inflation. We may now be reaching the
stage where the college degree is what a high-school diploma
once was. More than that, in the new environment of temporary
private sector jobs, personal connections will be more
important even than they used to be. Maybe the incredible
rise of fraternities and sororities is not the sign of idiocy
we'd like to take it for. The connections made through such
groups may be the most valuable thing that all but the most
highly performing individuals will get out of being at college.
But at some point, the "scissors crisis" of rising tuitions
and falling rewards will send people away from college and
back to churches, where the bonding comes cheaper.
Michael Brun
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Michael J. Brun ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
408 W. Elm, #3, Urbana, IL 61801, USA, (217) 344-5961
