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| [NEWS] College tuition now free for 125k a year and below families in NY |
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| Zloff:
--- Quote from: Nonnel on April 10, 2017, 12:57:47 PM ---Maybe it's actually, y'know, a good thing that higher education has become the norm --- End quote --- it actually isn't; there's no huge demand for a lot of professional jobs since the market is already flooded with unemployed college graduates (degree inflation) whereas skilled trades are rising in demand as the handy baby boomers are beginning to retire the fact that our society keeps pushing the idea that you need to go to college only adds to the issue, and kids' stress levels. schools (and parents) don't encourage kids to consider a skilled trade, they just throw standardized tests at them (and even classes to prepare for those tests) meant to scale their worthiness for particular colleges. so they grow up thinking of trade jobs as an underpaying and/or universally undesirable last resort. half a decade into a trade job and you could be making 50-60k easy without the +80k debt --- Quote from: King Tøny on April 10, 2017, 01:25:36 PM ---You don't need a degree to prove yourself if you already can prove yourself from the loving ground up. --- End quote --- obviously a strong portfolio could still convince an employer to dismiss a lack of a degree. "college is a waste of time but you need a degree to do anything" i swear if you're living off welfare....... |
| Damp:
--- Quote from: espio100 on April 10, 2017, 06:39:27 AM ---Why is college so stupidly expensive in the us? --- End quote --- honestly its a given that your knew you could've done this but nooo you had to say this as a little jab towards americaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
| Nonnel:
--- Quote from: Zloff on April 10, 2017, 01:49:18 PM ---it actually isn't; there's no huge demand for a lot of professional jobs since the market is already flooded with unemployed college graduates (degree inflation) whereas skilled trades are rising in demand as the handy baby boomers are beginning to retire the fact that our society keeps pushing the idea that you need to go to college only adds to the issue, and kids' stress levels. schools (and parents) don't encourage kids to consider a skilled trade, they just throw standardized tests at them (and even classes to prepare for those tests) meant to scale their worthiness for particular colleges. so they grow up thinking of trade jobs as an underpaying and/or universally undesirable last resort. half a decade into a trade job and you could be making 50-60k easy without the +80k debt --- End quote --- i'm not saying it's necessarily good for the economy, nor that our current education structure is good, and i definitely don't support the massive price increases colleges are pushing just because they can, just that in general it is a good thing that people are striving to be more educated |
| MoltenKitten:
On a related note NY taxes are outrageous, that's why my family moved |
| Kochieboy:
WAIT EXCUSE ME WHAT Does this mean I'm finally not going to have to pay out the ass for my college? |
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