Comments on: College For Everyone? Finish High School First!

By: Tania

Tania — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:13:09 +0000

And most vocational training is best when it is done ON THE JOB.

Most college work can be done at home, online. The teachers just teach directly from a book in the first couple of years anyway.

By: Tania

Tania — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:10:59 +0000

People are getting high school degrees when they hardly show up for class and are practically illiterate. They are then getting “welfare” college admissions, and college degrees granted when they are still practically illiterate.

The reason that “college for all” is being pushed is not to help people. It is to provide more taxpayer-funded jobs for the poor quality TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS that want jobs at universities and colleges where they earn too much money for too little work.

It’s just a scam.

By: joco

joco — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:51:53 +0000

6ftrabbit:
You are absolutely correct! The country does need young, uneducated, individuals to do the less desirable work of society – and may I thank you for stepping up to the plate to reserve one of those positions. It is apparent from your eloquent use of the English vernacular, you will undoubtedly grace the presence of others pumping sewage with your assistance. I’m sorry to inform you however, members of our US armed forces do not go to battle ‘Packing guns’…we leave that for thugs and future inmates. May I recommend you finish your GED. You may then enter the USMC where you may find out what it means to work for a living and some day hold a position telling people what they ‘ought’ to be doing. Allow me to leave you with a parting thought; if those whom (like yourself)voted for our current president, had any form of education to see past his facade, not to mention how he exploited the younger generations naivety as well as their lack of understanding of the adult world, then; there would be no need for this discussion. Good luck in life!

By: Bill K

Bill K — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:12:53 +0000

And the way many of you posters spell, the problem is obviously one of much larger proportion. “Mizerably? It’s being ran?” Sheesh, your English teacher is having fits if he or she is reading this. I fear for this country.

By: 6ftrabbit

6ftrabbit — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:20:49 +0000

This may not be PC, but not everyone needs to go to college – or even finish high school. Somebody needs to do society’s grunt work. Like collecting the garbage, working assy. lines, fabricating all that hand built fine furniture the “rich and famous” college kids want, building everything from roads and houses to skyscrapers and bridges, packing a gun in the service of your country, pumping out septic tanks, service jobs of all kinds, etc., etc. There is no shame in actually “working” for a living, as opposed to sitting on your ass and telling other people what they “ought” to be doing.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:21:25 +0000

All the teachers unions are doing the same thing to education that the UAW has done to GM. Destory it!!

By: Phang

Phang — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:05:41 +0000

Maybe it’s because of people like myself threw away thousands of dollars, four years in the military and four years in college only to graduate and find no jobs, while friends that went straight to work after high school are making a fortune.

Who wants to waste 12 years of their life (high school, GI Bill, college) only to wind up in-debt and jobless?

By: Blake

Blake — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:10:34 +0000

Pamela,

There are 2-year programs where nurses are able to take the N-Clex exam to become a registered nurse. It may depend on the state where you live, but here it is not uncommon for registered nurses to only have 2 years of education. I do think that there is a movement to require RNs to have a four year degree right now, but it won’t take effect until 2016 or so and all current nurses will be grandfathered in.

By: Mishka

Mishka — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:11:17 +0000

No wonder that our public school system fails so mizerably: it’s being ran by the Teachers’ Unions and all curicullum is liberal-driven. Time to admit the facts (confrimed by the hard data on internaitonal students’ competitions): our students are anmong the worst in the world! No wonder that we have Mr. Obama in the White House: a complete absence of REAL knowledge moves people like The One to power.
Thank you for the excellent piece – again.

By: Carla,Ballwin,MO

Carla,Ballwin,MO — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:52:34 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day – Mom (a big Brian fan, she will see this!) I love you and thanks for everything!!! Shameless, sorry for the Hallmark moment!!!