At 08:57 AM 11/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
>     Deb asked:  "Why are advanced degrees required?"
>
>     The short answer is that you don't learn enough, either
>     in general or specific, with a BA degree, and the
>     museum advertising a job wants some proof that a
>     college has trained you (in what ever field) and
>     certifies that you have learned something.

How do degrees certify that one has learned something?  Is someone with a
master's and little experience more qualified than someone with 10 years of
experience but no master's?

And how does "learning something" equate with being able to perform on a
job?

deb, devil's advocate again.  :)

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