Let's develop a new form of this signalling (which is mostly what I believe higher education is): let's just normalize showing your tax return. People who are able to make over a certain threshold would clearly be equipped to do whatever higher education qualifies you for. Different jobs could advertise minimum past earning requirements just as they advertise minimum education requirements now.
Sure this kinda introduces a chicken-egg problem. But solving that problem is a strong signal that someone will probably do well at more complicated tasks and that the person probably has some level of common sense, self motivation, and grit.
Let's develop a new form of this signalling (which is mostly what I believe higher education is): let's just normalize showing your tax return. People who are able to make over a certain threshold would clearly be equipped to do whatever higher education qualifies you for. Different jobs could advertise minimum past earning requirements just as they advertise minimum education requirements now.
Sure this kinda introduces a chicken-egg problem. But solving that problem is a strong signal that someone will probably do well at more complicated tasks and that the person probably has some level of common sense, self motivation, and grit.