People who spend their lives ONLY in books are seldom able to move ideas into practice. At least, that is what I have seen in my life's experience.
By far, without a doubt, the WORST supervisors I ever had, regardless of where I was working, were those who just came out of college, no experience in the field, and were put in charge of 'something'.
By far, without a doubt, the BEST supervisors I have ever had were those who had worked in a particular job or field, for 15 or 20 years, from the ground floor up, and THEN put in charge of 'something'. Many of those had 'advanced education' but, at least in the fields I have worked in, it made little or no difference in their performance. It was their experience that carried them through.
I KNOW the MINIMUM requirements in the Constitution are and those are the only REQUIREMENTS that there are. Must we ALWAYS look for the MINIMUM when filling that position?
George Washington had fought two wars prior to gaining that office. He had just a tad more life experience than Obama did when he took office.