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Mutt · 01-12-2015, 02:05 PM

Round and round we go, arguing politics, the world's most unproductive pastime. It doesn't matter who it is, PhD's from think tanks, politicians in the highest office, people on Internet forums - nothing gets solved, all just sophistry with a lot of misinformation and distortions.

The student loan problem is a pet peeve of mine. Kids are exploited, brainwashed from we're little to believe a college education is what will make us successful and respected adults. The numbers of kids who go to college and don't get a degree is staggering, they walk away with no degree and tens of thousands of dollars of debt saddled to them - how smart is that, the age demographic who spends every dollar they make which is great for the economy is deeply in debt they can't get out from under.We let kids who are not ready to make big decisions decide to go to college and get into programs that there really aren't jobs for. We should be telling kids the truth - tell the kids what the real odds are of the degree they're paying and working for producing a career for them, that they couldn't have without spending $100,000 to go to college.

Obama has the right idea with community colleges - that's where at least half of college students should be. They have programs that actually teach marketable skills in the workplace. Learn how to do bookkeeping, learn how to prepare taxes, learn how to be an event planner, learn how to be a front end web developer, how to be an audio engineer, learn how to be a veterinary assistant etc etc

It's a status thing and it is damaging - I remember when I was in high school and university, community colleges and the kids who went to them were looked down on as 'losers', the smart kids went to universities. I had one in the town where I grew up - we called the community college as teenagers facetiously 'Knowledge College - where the coconuts grow' or something like that lol I know a bunch of people who went to that school for their radio and television program and most of them have had great careers in front or behind the camera/microphone.

Why doesn't the government give out $100,000 loans to 18 year olds to I don't know, invest in the stock market, start a restaurant, create video games - because it would be money down the toilet but we do it when it's in the name of getting a college degree.

01-12-2015, 02:05 PM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Round and round we go, arguing politics, the world's most unproductive pastime. It doesn't matter who it is, PhD's from think tanks, politicians in the highest office, people on Internet forums - nothing gets solved, all just sophistry with a lot of misinformation and distortions. The student loan problem is a pet peeve of mine. Kids are exploited, brainwashed from we're little to believe a college education is what will make us successful and respected adults. The numbers of kids who go to college and don't get a degree is staggering, they walk away with no degree and tens of thousands of dollars of debt saddled to them - how smart is that, the age demographic who spends every dollar they make which is great for the economy is deeply in debt they can't get out from under.We let kids who are not ready to make big decisions decide to go to college and get into programs that there really aren't jobs for. We should be telling kids the truth - tell the kids what the real odds are of the degree they're paying and working for producing a career for them, that they couldn't have without spending $100,000 to go to college. Obama has the right idea with community colleges - that's where at least half of college students should be. They have programs that actually teach marketable skills in the workplace. Learn how to do bookkeeping, learn how to prepare taxes, learn how to be an event planner, learn how to be a front end web developer, how to be an audio engineer, learn how to be a veterinary assistant etc etc It's a status thing and it is damaging - I remember when I was in high school and university, community colleges and the kids who went to them were looked down on as 'losers', the smart kids went to universities. I had one in the town where I grew up - we called the community college as teenagers facetiously 'Knowledge College - where the coconuts grow' or something like that lol I know a bunch of people who went to that school for their radio and television program and most of them have had great careers in front or behind the camera/microphone. Why doesn't the government give out $100,000 loans to 18 year olds to I don't know, invest in the stock market, start a restaurant, create video games - because it would be money down the toilet but we do it when it's in the name of getting a college degree. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!