Posted on 02/02/2018 8:37:44 AM PST by SeekAndFind
New Mexico lawmakers have introduced a bill that would force high-school juniors to apply for college or prove that they have other approved post-graduate plans, and its honestly one of the most idiotic ideas Ive heard in a long time.
The bill is sponsored by Republican representative Nate Gentry and Democratic senator Daniel Ivey-Soto. It makes exceptions for those who could prove they would instead be enlisting in the military, attending a vocational program, or getting a job, apprenticeship, or internship.
According to an article in USA Today, the bill is an attempt to reverse declining college enrollment in the state, which was down by nearly 14 percent in 2016 from 2010 levels. My take? It should be none of the states business what students decide to do after high school, especially since most of them are literally actual adults by the time they graduate.
Honestly, there are a lot of reasons why this is stupid. For one thing, we now live in a society where you can be a very dumb YouTube star and earn lots of money and fame, despite being painfully uneducated. Whos to say that one of these kids aint going to be the next one of those?
All joking aside, requiring students to make a choice about their post-graduate plans so early could lead some of them to make the wrong decisions. The truth is, not every kid knows exactly what they want to do when they grow up when theyre a high-school junior, and thats perfectly okay. Maybe some of them know that they dont know, and theyd like to spend a year or so trying to figure it out before saddling themselves with life-altering amounts of debt.
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Got a better idea.
Bring back decent vocational training and apprenticeships.
To me the big problem with this, is requiring students and their parents , to make these commitments.
We can and should encourage high schoolers to think about their future, explore career fields, and find a path as they transition to adulthood.
But to me, there’s a big difference between encouraging them to plan for the future, and compelling them to choose college, whether college would fit in to their plans or not.
Remember, if they make it mandatory to go to colleges then they are obligated to provide the funds for them to do so. You will see a big increase in government guaranteed student “loans”. The colleges take the money, the student defaults on the “loan” and the taxpayer gets stuck with the bill. It’s a pure payoff to academia.
Mandatory re-education to assure flaming-liberal outcome and graduates.
Mandatory indoctrination program..
and when college applications fall 17 %
more job security for liberal professors.
Yes, I agree. But I think the time to start that process would be in 7th grade. They could read Jordan Peterson’s 12 steps... And be exposed to how to write a resume and cover letter, what colleges and employers look for, etc.
No time in the school day for that? They could replace sex ed with it, and it would probably be more effective at keeping kids’ noses to the grindstone.
Where they heck did you apply that you had to PAY to apply? I didn’t spend a dime on my applications, as I recall.
I legitimately don’t remember having to pay anything, but then it’s possible my mom picked up that tab. It’s been a while. Many of them were long shots (MIT, Yale, Harvard).
New Mexico bill would force students to apply to college
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Do they have uniforms for them to wear too?
Did you get any “surprises”?
You have a stunted view of college. There are critical topics taught that are not politicized.
UPenn, but I never had any intention on moving to Pennsylvania.
They are liberal indoctrination centers.
Thanks right up there in stupidity with forcing them to go to high dchool.
If you are happy with a trade, then stay out of college.
Better described as the college teacher employment act.
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