It seems to me that we have a problem where we've effectively eliminated
any number of jobs for people where they need some moderate level of
education.  The sort of job where you might actually use stuff you learn
in high school english, algebra, trig, science, etc.  I mean, there's still
plenty of essentially unskilled labor positions, and there always seesm to
be a shortage of highly skilled people (except when they're being laid off
in droves, of course.)  But jobs like, say, clerical workers, have been
all but eliminated in most places.  So kids look at those college graduates
(with real degrees) working in fast food, and wonder why they should bother.

BillW

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