tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6694231914401398908..comments2024-03-29T09:16:30.082-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: When a School act like a SchoolJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12480113129594759722014-10-17T16:03:38.022-04:002014-10-17T16:03:38.022-04:00Carolina Covenant sounds like a good idea to me. I...Carolina Covenant sounds like a good idea to me. I hope other schools create programs to address the ridiculously high cost of college tuition. <br /><br />When I was getting a masters degree at the University of Southern California in the 1990s, they gave me credit for work experience. This meant I didn't have to pay for two classes and was able to graduate earlier than planned. Very helpful.<br /><br />I had hoped that technology would help lower the cost of tuition so students anywhere could watch lectures and take tests via the internet. But I'm not sure how successful a program like that would be because of the possibility of cheating and other issues.<br /><br /> Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29029235955774814092014-10-17T15:23:29.352-04:002014-10-17T15:23:29.352-04:00Tennessee is about to implement a program whereby ...Tennessee is about to implement a program whereby every student in the state gets a free 2-year ride at junior college. I have no idea how this will be paid for, but they say it won't be a problem. We'll see how this plays out.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-45847138852809249152014-10-17T14:33:45.175-04:002014-10-17T14:33:45.175-04:00Hi, Bob!
Warren, the whole higher education syste...Hi, Bob!<br /><br />Warren, the whole higher education system is out of whack these days. And the current thinking in high schools is that "everyone needs to go to college!" So we end up with bewildered kids who don't know why they are being aimed at college, may have a skill set that would be better served elsewhere, and they may run up thousands of dollars of debt for a "education" they don't value, didn't need and won't use.<br /><br />I'm of the opinion that we need to rethink this entire process.<br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32317057253757576222014-10-17T11:51:06.771-04:002014-10-17T11:51:06.771-04:00I don't have an answer. I wish I did, but it s...I don't have an answer. I wish I did, but it seems like every solution leads to higher taxes. People need incentives to save their money. Keeping it in the taxpayers' hands leads to more innovation and less government waste. Whenever there are plans--it necessitates more administrators to oversee the plans--diminishing the amount available to students. We need to stop spending money and give incentives to people to save money so that they can send their kids to school. <br /><br />I know many of you will disagree, but I'd rather see people in control rather than the government.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40283658707405218852014-10-17T10:51:04.469-04:002014-10-17T10:51:04.469-04:00Lipstick on a pig.
I'm not even sure somethin...Lipstick on a pig.<br /><br />I'm not even sure something is better than nothing if the something covers up the real issue:<br /><br />"Public" Universities run to benefit those at the top (administrators, coaches) off the backs of adjunct professors and student athletes.<br /><br />If the U.S. is to remain great it must invest in its infrastructure both physical and mental. We are doing neither and given that the masses don't benefit from the educational structure, why should they care when government cuts taxes and spending on mental infrastructure?<br /><br />After World War Two we had excess human capacity (the vets returning from war) and the GI Bill provided adequate support so the vets could get a college education and we all benefited.<br /><br />We need something similar now because we also have a problem of excess human capacity, but not just for veterans, for everyone. And we need to hold the colleges' feet to the fire of performance, otherwise the scam that is For Profit colleges only worsens.<br /><br />Okay diving off the high tower of my soapbox -- but you asked.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23789672380040760132014-10-17T10:09:38.055-04:002014-10-17T10:09:38.055-04:00Warren, the Bob was when I tried to read the horri...Warren, the Bob was when I tried to read the horribly small number on the bottom of the robot asking me for my identification. Sorry about that.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-7293631647615720312014-10-17T10:08:39.855-04:002014-10-17T10:08:39.855-04:00Warren, it sounds good to me. When I read of the a...Warren, it sounds good to me. When I read of the astronomical pay checks of college and university presidents plus their coaches, I'm sickened by it, especially since it's now hard for university professors to get tenure since they are hiring more adjuncts instead. I think their priorities are skewed. BobGloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.com