What can we do to make degrees "matter" again? Will we ever go back to a world in which they're valued?
It seems that not too long ago, getting a Master's degree was considered to be "extra work", as a Bachelor's could get the job done just fine. Now, some fields are casually asking for people who have a PhD to fill in a rather simple job position. A lot of people have said this is because of widespread incompetence; some people get hired and they seem to have a good degree, but they have nothing to show for it. I've even heard people say that too many people hold a Master's degree and that it's not enough to set oneself apart from the crowd. It just seems that degrees don't hold the value they used to. I do believe that when there's a lot of people who have reached a certain level of education, it doesn't seem as impressive anymore, but there's only so much one can do. This makes me think: Do degrees hold the weight they did back in the day? Can their value be restored somehow, or should we give up on credentials as being important?