Prof. Jason Fertig has a splendid piece on the National Association of Scholars site. It’s a response to the recent New York Times article on the trouble many young college grads are having in the job market these days.

Among other good points, the one I’d especially like to emphasize is Fertig’s statement that college, with just a few exceptions, doesn’t train you to do a job. That’s right. Previous education helps employers figure out which people they’re interested in and it can enable the individual to better absorb the training regimen, but mostly people learn what they need to know by doing the job.