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New Mexico Lawmakers Want to Force High Schoolers to Apply for College, and That’s Dumb
National Review ^
| 02/02/2018
| Katherine Timpf
Posted on 02/02/2018 8:37:44 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Got a better idea.
Bring back decent vocational training and apprenticeships.
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:01:17 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: SeekAndFind
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.
To: Verginius Rufus; Leaning Right
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.
To: Fester Chugabrew; SeekAndFind
Fester Chugabrew :" Re-education is that important. "
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.
To: Dilbert San Diego
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.
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:22:21 AM PST
by
Chicory
To: rarestia
I applied to 20 different colleges but was only accepted to 11 of them.
That's a lot of money on applications! I applied to four, after studying their student profiles. Accepted to all four (wait-listed on two, but made it through the wait-list.) Of course, that was in the early '80s. The game may be played differently now, and the applications are on-line and more standardized.
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:27:18 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Dr. Sivana
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.
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:38:32 AM PST
by
rarestia
(Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
To: rarestia
Where they heck did you apply that you had to PAY to apply? Fees were universally between $20 and $35 then, with the exception of a handful of freebies. I got in a little trouble because I submitted an application on behalf of a classmate to Rice University as a prank, because it was free.
No wonder people apply to dozens of colleges. They are making a lot more work for themselves.
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:47:03 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Dr. Sivana
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).
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:59:58 AM PST
by
rarestia
(Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
To: SeekAndFind; LegendHasIt; leapfrog0202; Santa Fe_Conservative; DesertDreamer; OneWingedShark; ...
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posted on
02/02/2018 10:08:54 AM PST
by
CedarDave
(If Lea County, New Mexico was a state, we would be #7 in US crude oil production [NM is #3].)
To: SeekAndFind
Do they have uniforms for them to wear too?
To: rarestia
Did you get any “surprises”?
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posted on
02/02/2018 10:25:06 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: sipow
You have a stunted view of college. There are critical topics taught that are not politicized.
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posted on
02/02/2018 10:38:31 AM PST
by
GingisK
To: Dr. Sivana
UPenn, but I never had any intention on moving to Pennsylvania.
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posted on
02/02/2018 11:30:37 AM PST
by
rarestia
(Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
To: GingisK
They are liberal indoctrination centers.
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posted on
02/02/2018 12:23:20 PM PST
by
sipow
To: EagleUSA
Thanks right up there in stupidity with forcing them to go to high dchool.
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posted on
02/02/2018 1:33:17 PM PST
by
ully2
To: sipow
Only for those with weak minds. If you want a high paying job in the technologies or science, you'll have to have a degree. As I told you before, science and technology professors are not generally into political indoctrination. There is too much of substance to cover. Liberal arts professors are a different matter; however, only weak minded and improperly raised students fall for their crap.
If you are happy with a trade, then stay out of college.
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posted on
02/02/2018 9:43:05 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: circlecity
This is probably being pushed by the colleges as a money making deal. Better described as the college teacher employment act.
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posted on
02/02/2018 10:13:21 PM PST
by
oldbrowser
(There is a striking similarity between Islamist, BLM, Antifa, Nazis, anarchists, and the democrats.)
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