Over-educated?

Mad Professor · 01-27-2009, 12:20 AM

Of course as a Professor I can speak from experience

I was wondering what people thought about this, can you be over-educated?

I heard a commentator use the term on the radio the other day as a negative attribute of certain social types.

I think too much time in the ivory tower can lead to intellectual snobbery and elitism (most our Prime Ministers and half our MP's here in the UK seem to have come from Oxbridge).

It can play against you in the job market if you're over-qualified for a particular job as well, but I'm more interested in whether over-education exists as a social and cultural phenomenon and what are its' effects?

In no more than 2000 words please

01-27-2009, 12:20 AM	#1
Mad Professor Belt Conveyor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blighty Posts: 65	Over-educated? Of course as a Professor I can speak from experience I was wondering what people thought about this, can you be over-educated? I heard a commentator use the term on the radio the other day as a negative attribute of certain social types. I think too much time in the ivory tower can lead to intellectual snobbery and elitism (most our Prime Ministers and half our MP's here in the UK seem to have come from Oxbridge). It can play against you in the job market if you're over-qualified for a particular job as well, but I'm more interested in whether over-education exists as a social and cultural phenomenon and what are its' effects? In no more than 2000 words please __________________ Nothin' seems that weird anymore Lo Fidelity Allstars

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