Higher education in the U.S. is broken. Whether it be the high dollar sports programs or the specific majors (MFA in Oboe, for example) which pump out students where very few jobs actually exist. The model in European countries, Germany, for example, identifies students talents and skills early in their primary/secondary education, and nurture those interests and skills. Kids are then sent to professional training programs or different tiers of higher education. Young adults are happier and their industries are full of professional, well-trained, and educated people, from bakers, to fast food workers, hotel and restaurants, travel professionals, teachers, and business people. This system has its roots in old apprenticeship programs, some of which have made their way to the U.S., mostly in the trades.
Lastly, get sports out of higher education. With the advent of NIL it is becoming even more unsustainable.
Good points. You and I (and your father) are academics who look at data and to make rational policy decisions. Everyone looks both at data and has feelings. To me it appears data driven decision-making is over with about half of us responding to alternative facts and about half of us trying to find and respond to factual facts but that may no longer be what matters. It is the truly undecided minority, in just a small minority of swing states, who decide who wins. I anticipate a Blue Wave because Kamala's image of joyful freedom for all is a lot more attractive than the hate and retribution images DJT, JDV and his cult project. Believe it is down to "With whom would you share lunch".
Definitely not the men sharing hateful rumors of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio being illegal and “eating your pets”. Don’t know whether to laugh or cry. On the issue of relieving student debt being unfair to taxpayers, there are a lot of things I don’t benefit from with my taxes. That’s a lame excuse. Words of wisdom from my father who started as a high school teacher, (taught with Pat Nixon in Whittier,Ca) to VP of the largest Jr. College in California in the 1960’s and on to open and be president of a Jr. College in San Diego, he said when they allowed for a student loan program it would ruin higher education. I thought that was nuts but here we are. The more money we loan the higher the price. Side note, my grandson has disabilities and when we pleaded with his “upscale” high school they said they couldn’t meet his needs is was incredibly disappointing. He attends a private school and when ESA’s rolled out guess what happened to tuition. You guessed it. Went up the same amount as the ESA money.
Higher education in the U.S. is broken. Whether it be the high dollar sports programs or the specific majors (MFA in Oboe, for example) which pump out students where very few jobs actually exist. The model in European countries, Germany, for example, identifies students talents and skills early in their primary/secondary education, and nurture those interests and skills. Kids are then sent to professional training programs or different tiers of higher education. Young adults are happier and their industries are full of professional, well-trained, and educated people, from bakers, to fast food workers, hotel and restaurants, travel professionals, teachers, and business people. This system has its roots in old apprenticeship programs, some of which have made their way to the U.S., mostly in the trades.
Lastly, get sports out of higher education. With the advent of NIL it is becoming even more unsustainable.
Good points. You and I (and your father) are academics who look at data and to make rational policy decisions. Everyone looks both at data and has feelings. To me it appears data driven decision-making is over with about half of us responding to alternative facts and about half of us trying to find and respond to factual facts but that may no longer be what matters. It is the truly undecided minority, in just a small minority of swing states, who decide who wins. I anticipate a Blue Wave because Kamala's image of joyful freedom for all is a lot more attractive than the hate and retribution images DJT, JDV and his cult project. Believe it is down to "With whom would you share lunch".
Definitely not the men sharing hateful rumors of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio being illegal and “eating your pets”. Don’t know whether to laugh or cry. On the issue of relieving student debt being unfair to taxpayers, there are a lot of things I don’t benefit from with my taxes. That’s a lame excuse. Words of wisdom from my father who started as a high school teacher, (taught with Pat Nixon in Whittier,Ca) to VP of the largest Jr. College in California in the 1960’s and on to open and be president of a Jr. College in San Diego, he said when they allowed for a student loan program it would ruin higher education. I thought that was nuts but here we are. The more money we loan the higher the price. Side note, my grandson has disabilities and when we pleaded with his “upscale” high school they said they couldn’t meet his needs is was incredibly disappointing. He attends a private school and when ESA’s rolled out guess what happened to tuition. You guessed it. Went up the same amount as the ESA money.