Well it's just a matter of where we allocate funds. We've got an insanely bloated military budget for the endless wars we get involved with and if even a tiny % of that was redistributed towards education, it would be pretty easy to do. We've got tons of magic beans, we just use a lot of them for whack shit.
Zero tax money should go to paying for somebody else's college expense. If we can maintain a strong military for less money I'm all for it. Tax me less in that case.
Except you actually believe that a "college education" means something. It has been diluted into a grifting industry where collections of criminals under the guise of higher education compete with each other to see who can sign up the most kids to take out government encouraged student loans to enrich themselves.
There is very little actual "education" going on in so called higher education any more.
Military actually is something required by the constitution...supporting your criminal academia industrial complex is not.
We could probably put 90% of the classes on line . Let the government have the best of the best design a site where people can take on line classes for a small fee.
Bricks and mortar are dead, why should college be any different just so we can pay ridiculous amounts to professors so they can remain in their delusion that they are Gods gift to humanity? Find the best, put it on line and lets stop the insanity. They've made many of these colleges little more than glorified country clubs putting more money into student centers and dorms rather than advanced labs and decent teachers with real world experience. The government shouldn't be giving them a blank check to further abuse the system. The fake pandemic was good for something, it proved motivated, self disciplined people can learn on line with few exceptions. We have to design a modern, efficient system. Imagine being able to take classes when you have the time, we could even have a two tiered system for an advanced and regular version of the same class.
Would this work for every course of study? No. But it sure would work for most at a tremendous savings. Only a dishonest or biased person believes paying 40k per year for someone to learn French history is a good investment. Adapt and innovatate, the old ways only benefit the Ivory Tower lackies
Very true. The lockdowns and shift to online classes have exposed how unnecessarry so many in person classes really were. Hoping it will be a big wake up call.
Me too. I missed the cut as the technology was not available when I was of age, but I know I would have thrived with on line classes. I went to one of those fancy liberal colleges in the Northeast. Sure beautiful campus and we sure had fun but the cost was simply not justified. I've learned so much with the technology available today watching on line documentaries, professional continuing education classes and instructional videos on things that simply peeked my interest that its hard for me to believe this isn't the way forward.
I feel we are just protecting an antiquated system out of tradition and to protect an elitist group of professional educators and their ever expanding pool of administrators. If the government starts underwriting this they will only milk it more. Harvard paid Elizabeth Warren several hundred thousand dollars to teach one class. No more!
Free public education K-3-12 has failed why would anyone want the government to take over the few colleges and universities that actually turn out successful graduates? We
As a holder of multiple degrees, I say this: for degrees that actually pay for themselves, college is a market sorting mechanism. I could have learned everything I need on the job. For worthless degrees, college is a hobby.
I learned several trades and have no debt. Why should I pay for your Liberal Arts Degree!!!!!
Need a hug?
Why would they want the "lesser class" to pay for their "high class" degrees wouldn't they be above begging. 🤡😂
Did you experience a Good Will Hunting moment or something?
I'm just getting so tired of the "College should be free for everyone" BS
If it didn't personally cost you anything to make college free, would you support it?
If wishes were horses, everyone would ride. Magic beans to make college free don't exist so I'm gonna go with... No.
Well it's just a matter of where we allocate funds. We've got an insanely bloated military budget for the endless wars we get involved with and if even a tiny % of that was redistributed towards education, it would be pretty easy to do. We've got tons of magic beans, we just use a lot of them for whack shit.
You are clearly not able to connect the dots
Please enlighten me then.
Zero tax money should go to paying for somebody else's college expense. If we can maintain a strong military for less money I'm all for it. Tax me less in that case.
Except you actually believe that a "college education" means something. It has been diluted into a grifting industry where collections of criminals under the guise of higher education compete with each other to see who can sign up the most kids to take out government encouraged student loans to enrich themselves.
There is very little actual "education" going on in so called higher education any more.
Military actually is something required by the constitution...supporting your criminal academia industrial complex is not.
We could probably put 90% of the classes on line . Let the government have the best of the best design a site where people can take on line classes for a small fee.
Bricks and mortar are dead, why should college be any different just so we can pay ridiculous amounts to professors so they can remain in their delusion that they are Gods gift to humanity? Find the best, put it on line and lets stop the insanity. They've made many of these colleges little more than glorified country clubs putting more money into student centers and dorms rather than advanced labs and decent teachers with real world experience. The government shouldn't be giving them a blank check to further abuse the system. The fake pandemic was good for something, it proved motivated, self disciplined people can learn on line with few exceptions. We have to design a modern, efficient system. Imagine being able to take classes when you have the time, we could even have a two tiered system for an advanced and regular version of the same class.
Would this work for every course of study? No. But it sure would work for most at a tremendous savings. Only a dishonest or biased person believes paying 40k per year for someone to learn French history is a good investment. Adapt and innovatate, the old ways only benefit the Ivory Tower lackies
Very true. The lockdowns and shift to online classes have exposed how unnecessarry so many in person classes really were. Hoping it will be a big wake up call.
Me too. I missed the cut as the technology was not available when I was of age, but I know I would have thrived with on line classes. I went to one of those fancy liberal colleges in the Northeast. Sure beautiful campus and we sure had fun but the cost was simply not justified. I've learned so much with the technology available today watching on line documentaries, professional continuing education classes and instructional videos on things that simply peeked my interest that its hard for me to believe this isn't the way forward.
I feel we are just protecting an antiquated system out of tradition and to protect an elitist group of professional educators and their ever expanding pool of administrators. If the government starts underwriting this they will only milk it more. Harvard paid Elizabeth Warren several hundred thousand dollars to teach one class. No more!
Free public education K-3-12 has failed why would anyone want the government to take over the few colleges and universities that actually turn out successful graduates? We
I'm talking purely about tuition, not curriculum.
As a holder of multiple degrees, I say this: for degrees that actually pay for themselves, college is a market sorting mechanism. I could have learned everything I need on the job. For worthless degrees, college is a hobby.
These morons should pay their debts.