Catherine Dustrude • Chapter 6 • Question 7

The idea that sticks out to me the most in this chapter is that if everyone were educated, with PhDs, then not only will the salary for the dirty jobs go up, but also that people will want to do them. Currently, the uneducated people do the easy, dirty jobs, but only because they couldn't perform surgery at the Hospital; they don't have that knowledge. I think it's interesting, and also very possible, that these 'sad' jobs could because the post paying jobs if we, as a society, keep stressing education and mastery. My mom, the youngest of 5, was not only the first of her siblings to go to college, but also one of few from her high school to even consider it. Now at MA, there's what, 99% of our grads go to college... 100%?... I think were on our way to what Wheelan is describing here. 

I also just completely agree with the overall message here, that knowing more and being more productive will get you far in life.