[Tom]

Originally posted by Sticks

Because times were better then.

Many employers and universities are finding that students from British schools are well behind their counterparts in other countries. This has happened because standards here appear to have been watered down.

Its not necessarily that standards have been watered down, but more education has become more accessible with the internet etc so people are finding courses easier. People are continuously coming from abroad to study for a degree here, and obviously you can put a negative spin on it by saying "its easier for them to do it here" but you're forgetting that goes onto their CV so it would make their degree look bad. If standards were that poor people would just study in their native countries or find somewhere better.

Also, if times were that much better and if standards really have been watered down, then why is a degree now practically expected by employers and theres predictions that by 2012, for 50% of all new jobs you will need one? Surely if standards had been watered down it would be the complete opposite?