Mike Rowe's 'Hard Work' Offends College Educated Elitist

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TV star Mike Rowe posted an NPR article to Facebook on Thursday that noted the massive number of vacant high-paying trade jobs as high school graduates continue to sign up for four-year-degrees. The post, which included commentary from Rowe, was not well received by everyone, especially one woman who was offended by Rowe's pro-"hard work" mantra, telling him he's attacking higher education and shaming those who choose to attend university.

"Yesterday, I posted an article that dared to question the universal wisdom of pushing everyone toward a four-year degree. The article reached 3 million people, and not everyone was pleased," posted Rowe on Friday.

Here's what one Dawn Baker wrote to Mr. Rowe: “Is it your intent to make those who choose college to feel ashamed, lazy and brainwashed? Our country's education system is under attack, and you seem to be supplying more ammunition to those attacking it ...... There's a reason many of these jobs pay well - they are truly HARD WORK - physically hard. Dangerous hard. Mentally hard. Feel free to send reps to the local unemployment office and brow beat them to send people to these jobs. Whether you mean to or not - your are sending a very bad message to those who want to destroy our higher education system."


Offended Woman Says Mike Rowe's 'Hard Work' Ethic Belittles Higher Education. Here's His Biting Response.


OMG some JOBS are Dangerous ..... 'Jobbing Plumber' was One of the Easiest JOBS I've Ever Had

 

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TV star Mike Rowe posted an NPR article to Facebook on Thursday that noted the massive number of vacant high-paying trade jobs as high school graduates continue to sign up for four-year-degrees. The post, which included commentary from Rowe, was not well received by everyone, especially one woman who was offended by Rowe's pro-"hard work" mantra, telling him he's attacking higher education and shaming those who choose to attend university.

"Yesterday, I posted an article that dared to question the universal wisdom of pushing everyone toward a four-year degree. The article reached 3 million people, and not everyone was pleased," posted Rowe on Friday.

Here's what one Dawn Baker wrote to Mr. Rowe: “Is it your intent to make those who choose college to feel ashamed, lazy and brainwashed? Our country's education system is under attack, and you seem to be supplying more ammunition to those attacking it ...... There's a reason many of these jobs pay well - they are truly HARD WORK - physically hard. Dangerous hard. Mentally hard. Feel free to send reps to the local unemployment office and brow beat them to send people to these jobs. Whether you mean to or not - your are sending a very bad message to those who want to destroy our higher education system."


Offended Woman Says Mike Rowe's 'Hard Work' Ethic Belittles Higher Education. Here's His Biting Response.


OMG some JOBS are Dangerous ..... 'Jobbing Plumber' was One of the Easiest JOBS I've Ever Had

Sorry Sweetheart. Our higher educations system was destroyed years ago by liberals.
They should call colleges Maytags. All they do is wash the brains of American youth.

 

[Kyle]

Sorry Sweetheart. Our higher educations system was destroyed years ago by liberals.
They should call colleges Maytags. All they do is wash the brains of American youth.

If you ask them anything, you'd swear those institutions used "bleach-bit"

 

[limblips]

She is correct. If we push these kids to trade and technical careers where will the next great community organizers come from?

 

[Merlin99]

Here's her Facebook profile picture, I think she may be my crazy aunt.

 

[officeguy]

Part of the reason he can write these cheerful well composed takedowns of his critics are the writing, communications and english classes he took at Towson.

I have never heard him say anything against education. He is against the 'college degree for everyone' industry.

This lady also seems to confuse his persona from the 'dirty jobs' show with what his foundation is trying to promote. He doesn't want high school graduates to become worm farmers or chicken poop collectors. He wants them to take a look at the trades and qualified industrial jobs that remain unfilled because nobody wants to put in the training to fill them. Yes, many of thos jobs are harder work than sitting in a college grading papers, but they are not mindless ditch digging either.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I swear people like her will bring down higher education. I am all for higher education, I have two BS degrees and one MS degree and think higher education (in a scientific or other marketable field) is a great thing.

I get engineers like her fairly often, in my job you get dirty, sweaty or cold, clothes get ruined, and you occasionally have to work near danger. I can guarantee I have more education than she does.

 

[BOP]

She is correct. If we push these kids to trade and technical careers where will the next great community organizers come from?