We were able to pay a year’s tuition with our summer jobs … try that today. We did not graduate in debt either.Honestly, we were the “entitled” generation! I’ve used open souce online books in my classes, whenever I could to help on the outrageus cost of text books for my students.
But, but, we’re proud to pay top dollar for what the rest of the civilized world considers a necessity. Off topic, I notice the republicans cut funding for Zika research. Probably trying to raise the number of low intelligence voters to try to win an election in 18 years.
Correct me where I’m wrong here: Person goes to college to get an education to get a good job. Person graduates with a mountain of debt. Person gets an OK job. Person spends OK salary on the usual stuff AND paying off college. Where does Person save for retirement? From what I’m seeing, if he / she is smart, average Person gets to live a lower-middle-class life to pay off his education while saving for his retirement so he can live a lower-middle-class retirement. This works why?
Not the most uptodate (2013):“According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.
The current literacy rate isn’t any better than it was 10 years ago. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (completed most recently in 2003, and before that, in 1992), 14 percent of adult Americans demonstrated a “below basic” literacy level in 2003, and 29 percent exhibited a “basic” reading level.
We probably don’t need to spell out the benefits of reading and writing for you. Economic security, access to health care, and the ability to actively participate in civic life all depend on an individual’s ability to read.
According to the Department of Justice, “The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.” The stats back up this claim: 85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate, and over 70 percent of inmates in America’s prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level, according to BeginToRead.com."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/illiteracy-rate_n_3880355.html
“Since the 1950s, China has been providing a nine-year compulsory education to what amounts to a fifth of the world’s population. By 1999, primary school education had become generalized in 90% of China, and mandatory nine-year compulsory education now effectively covered 85% of the population.8 While the central and provincial governments provide some funding for education, this varies from province to province, and funding in the rural areas is notably lower than in major urban municipalities. Families must supplement money provided to school by government with tuition fees, which means that some children have much less . However, parents place a very high value on education, and make great personal sacrifices to send their children to school and to university. Illiteracy in the young and mid-aged population has fallen from over 80 percent down to five percent.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_ChinaI added the bolding. Note that China is a donor nation and the US is a debtor nation.Germany, another donor nation, places a high value on education.http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/world/europe/want-education-cant-pay-germany/
superposition about 8 years ago
We were able to pay a year’s tuition with our summer jobs … try that today. We did not graduate in debt either.Honestly, we were the “entitled” generation! I’ve used open souce online books in my classes, whenever I could to help on the outrageus cost of text books for my students.
kaffekup about 8 years ago
But, but, we’re proud to pay top dollar for what the rest of the civilized world considers a necessity. Off topic, I notice the republicans cut funding for Zika research. Probably trying to raise the number of low intelligence voters to try to win an election in 18 years.
Happy Two Shoes about 8 years ago
Trump University diplomas are written in disappearing ink.
dogday Premium Member about 8 years ago
Correct me where I’m wrong here: Person goes to college to get an education to get a good job. Person graduates with a mountain of debt. Person gets an OK job. Person spends OK salary on the usual stuff AND paying off college. Where does Person save for retirement? From what I’m seeing, if he / she is smart, average Person gets to live a lower-middle-class life to pay off his education while saving for his retirement so he can live a lower-middle-class retirement. This works why?
superposition about 8 years ago
Not the most uptodate (2013):“According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.
The current literacy rate isn’t any better than it was 10 years ago. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (completed most recently in 2003, and before that, in 1992), 14 percent of adult Americans demonstrated a “below basic” literacy level in 2003, and 29 percent exhibited a “basic” reading level.
We probably don’t need to spell out the benefits of reading and writing for you. Economic security, access to health care, and the ability to actively participate in civic life all depend on an individual’s ability to read.
According to the Department of Justice, “The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.” The stats back up this claim: 85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate, and over 70 percent of inmates in America’s prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level, according to BeginToRead.com."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/illiteracy-rate_n_3880355.html
“Since the 1950s, China has been providing a nine-year compulsory education to what amounts to a fifth of the world’s population. By 1999, primary school education had become generalized in 90% of China, and mandatory nine-year compulsory education now effectively covered 85% of the population.8 While the central and provincial governments provide some funding for education, this varies from province to province, and funding in the rural areas is notably lower than in major urban municipalities. Families must supplement money provided to school by government with tuition fees, which means that some children have much less . However, parents place a very high value on education, and make great personal sacrifices to send their children to school and to university. Illiteracy in the young and mid-aged population has fallen from over 80 percent down to five percent.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_ChinaI added the bolding. Note that China is a donor nation and the US is a debtor nation.Germany, another donor nation, places a high value on education.http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/world/europe/want-education-cant-pay-germany/
louieglutz about 8 years ago
$400,000 per year, one class. nothing to see here. instead of names, maybe they should hire teachers.