tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6901074796884509129..comments2024-03-28T09:34:20.998-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: When a School Tries to act like a SchoolJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13107151622305612022014-10-24T11:02:30.229-04:002014-10-24T11:02:30.229-04:00We're all poorer when talented young people ca...We're all poorer when talented young people can't get the education they need.<br /><br />I suppose the football team will not be affected by the purse-tightening.<br /> <br />Sad days. I just wonder where all the money goes.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32926713883596748802014-10-24T10:15:49.305-04:002014-10-24T10:15:49.305-04:00Warren, you've pointed out several things that...Warren, you've pointed out several things that have bothered me. First the so called Christians, and it could be someone in any religion, who consider themselves pious without living up to the basic teaching of their religion. And then the whole business of overpaying the heads of colleges, in my opinion, as well as letting any good athlete pretty much get a free load while deserving students of low income, either can't go to college or end up with astronomical debt if they do. Also, making students think to get a decent job, they must go to college and then often end up with a degree and not able to find a job, or only a low paying job like as a manager of McDonald's. Why would anyone need a college diploma to manage a McDonald's?Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-35175583557500379332014-10-24T08:58:57.467-04:002014-10-24T08:58:57.467-04:00I didn't know about Germany. Good for her.I didn't know about Germany. Good for her.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-31600131362718439622014-10-24T08:57:46.667-04:002014-10-24T08:57:46.667-04:00KM, For those students who continue on to graduate...KM, For those students who continue on to graduate school, the amount of debt incurred is gigantic.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81790064165374904582014-10-24T08:56:22.106-04:002014-10-24T08:56:22.106-04:00Jim, You are correct. It isn't clear to me ho...Jim, You are correct. It isn't clear to me how much the policies were engendered by the academic scandals.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85341185551911644112014-10-24T08:55:43.240-04:002014-10-24T08:55:43.240-04:00Thoughtful post, Warren. Recently, our son's a...Thoughtful post, Warren. Recently, our son's au pair returned to Germany to resume her education where she has free college unlike the U.S.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85787784601938885702014-10-24T08:50:41.319-04:002014-10-24T08:50:41.319-04:00I think it's well past the appropriate time fo...I think it's well past the appropriate time for us to reconsider how we structure our higher education, including the rather idiotic concept, fully embraced by most educational systems and many employers, that "everyone should go to college."<br /><br />The real beneficiary of this system seems to be the banks who make the loans. <br /><br />And the victims are the hopeful, hardworking young people who start their adult lives saddled with overwhelming debt. Sometimes without even finishing their degree.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43987461913017899242014-10-24T00:43:45.865-04:002014-10-24T00:43:45.865-04:00This is the same North Carolina whose University h...This is the same North Carolina whose University has recently been accused of putting many of its football and basketball players in "independent" study programs requiring no class time an essay to demonstrate some work was done and pretty much guaranteed a high grade to help the "student athlete's" GPA remain high enough so the student stayed eligible for the sports.<br /><br />I don't recall any suggestions by the legislature to curtail the cost of sports scholarships so those there for the education could use the scarce dollars.<br /><br />~ Jim (or you can call me jaded)Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com