Rick Scott, “Amateur Education Mechanic”
Writes J. Earle Bowden from the Pensacola News Journal:
Gov.Rick Scott, an amateur education mechanic working under a shade tree, knows better. His latest nonsense debases the liberal arts, an essential component of higher education, targeting Florida anthropology students — even if his daughter studied the diversified field that contributes greatly to science and discovery.
His stirring words: “We don’t need a lot more anthropologists in the state. It’s a great degree if people want to get it, but we don’t need them here. I want to spend our dollars giving people science, technology, engineering, and math degrees. That’s what our kids need to focus all their time and attention on, those types of degrees, so when they get out of school, they can get a job.”
Yes, a job. Yes, plenty of jobs. But we need less of Scott’s
