Why shouldn't people go to college?

Post #427,720 by Another Scott 2/26/19 8:34:52 AM 2/26/19 8:34:52 AM Reply	Why shouldn't people go to college? Our brains don't stop developing until we're ~ 25. Life is much, much more complicated now than it was 100 years ago. Why isn't 2-4 more years of school a good thing? (Note that I'm including some trade schools, on the job training, apprenticeships, etc., in this discussion. Whatever you want to call it, people need to be learning in formal settings past the age of 18.) "Hey, grandpa left school in the 6th grade so that's good enough for me!!" >:-p But you're moving the goal posts - you don't honestly think that "free college" would cause huge problems for 4-year universities? Cheers, Scott.
Post #427,721 by mmoffitt 2/26/19 9:45:06 AM 2/26/19 9:45:06 AM Reply	I don't think "free" and "free tuition" are the same thing. And, no, I don't think "free" in any case necessarily causes problems for four year schools. Provided, of course, only fit applicants are allowed into university. With respect to trade schools, union halls, apprenticeships, etc. I think we're on the same page and I'm of the firm view that only about 15-20% or Muricans are qualified university applicants. The rest can join a union, become an apprentice, go to a trade school or what have you. There's no reason for them to be occupying space in a university. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #427,723 by drook 2/26/19 10:27:37 AM 2/26/19 10:27:37 AM Reply	You'd like Mike Rowe He's a huge fan of trade schools and apprenticeships, and the idea that "college" should be reserved for the qualified. He's also funded by the Koch brothers. It's possible they may have arrived at their views via reasoning somewhat different from yours. I wonder what criteria they'd use to identify "qualified" applicants. -- Drew
Post #427,724 by mmoffitt 2/26/19 11:19:05 AM 2/26/19 11:19:05 AM Reply	I came to my view by being a TA. It is both stunning and alarming how many students are admitted to four year colleges and universities in this country who have not mastered high school algebra. You'd be amazed. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #427,726 by Another Scott 2/26/19 1:50:34 PM 2/26/19 1:50:34 PM Reply	"Is the wavelength of light bigger than a breadbox?"* You'd be amazed by all kinds of things. That doesn't mean that people don't learn at and benefit from college. Cheers, Scott * - that supposedly was a PhD oral exam question that someone had trouble with... :-/
Post #427,729 by Ashton 2/27/19 12:02:46 AM 2/27/19 12:03:20 AM Reply	Das Deutschers ..properly? call it a Wissenschafft Knowledge Factory; much can be extrapolated from the sense that: not Everyone IS really in search of that "liberal education" idea--so Many are in-it-for-the-Future-Money--and That's All! for a group as larges as you wish to 'define'. Some folks imagineer that: being force-fed a variety of emotionally-sound Ideas--into a confirmed-Racist or Xen ophobe ..or just plain materialist-folk: they'd Change. (More words would be superfluous, if this isn't a q.e.d.) ;^> Edited by Ashton Feb. 27, 2019, 12:03:20 AM EST Expand All History

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