Going back to college

I was speaking with my son the other day about college. He works in higher education and gets to see the trends that we hear about in the news. When the economy is poor, there are more people going back to school. That is exactly what he is seeing! People want to set themselves apart from the competition, so they go back to get more schooling. If people want to move up in business, then they go back and finish their 4 year business degree. If they want System Support & Documentation Jobs, then they go back for schooling in that area. So many people have 2 year specialized degrees and have been working for many years. Then all of a sudden they are let go or told they need more education. So sad to see so many companies just pushing their employees onto the street in favor of some young kid who hasn't proven anything but has a 4 year degree.