Posted on 03/13/2019 11:29:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I used to be impressed by Ed Creds, not any more.................
Ha. My attitude is the exact opposite of diploma worship. I’ve worked with too many people with masters degrees that were idiots, and too many people with nothing but high school that were highly successful. In fact, look at Bill Gates.
One guy I worked with became CIO of a fortune 500 company (for over ten years) with two years of community college and a C average.
Shingles don’t impress me in the least - except for skills that require them, e.g. brain surgeon.
That's exactly something a person from Yale would say.
Good article. Unlike those who are reveling today’s news, Republicans of means are equally willing to do the same thing, they just didn’t get caught doing it this time.
I don’t think I like being defined as a Felicity Huffman.
We are a nation of DannyTN’s who worked hard for an advanced degree and graduated $36k in debt.
There how does that fit you?
If you graduate from Yale, Harvard, etc average income is significantly higher than if you graduate from Your State U. Also gives you connections to movers and shakers kids, making connections that will benefit you for life. Otherwise, unless you go to Texas A&M or similar schools where the ring is very important, you might as well go to Bobs State.
Stupidest person I ever met had a PhD in Communications.
“I used to be impressed by Ed Creds”
Me too until universities turned into liberal indoctrination centers that people pay through the nose to attend and be brainwashed by.
Having said that, I wouldn’t want a high school drop out doing my heart bypass sugery either. lol
Yes, that's fine in the private sector, but the private sector, limited government and meritocracy no longer rule America. Take a roster of the deep state - everyone from heads of Federal Departments and agencies, to lawyers on K street, and media and Wall Street managers (ie. America's governing masters) and it will overwhelmingly show degrees from these Universities.
The people who paid $500K to get their kids into these schools are quite aware - America has a ruling oligarchy, and the best, first way in is through one of these top 20 Universities.
Certain types of schools, medical and engineering, are still in good with me.
A degree in Law, PoliSci or Liberal Arts is a guarantee of hive mentality..................
Some of the most obtuse people I’ve met graduated from elite schools.
Maybe it used to mean something, but it doesn’t anymore.
Yes, you are correct. This is why I’ve tuned out, moved from Seattle to a farm in south central KY and just watch from a distance, sniping at will.
That said, the scariest scene I’ve ever seen in a movie, as it could relate to me, is the first five minutes of Inglorious Basterds. If they want you, they will find you. More true today than ever.
SHINGLES? From what I have seen can be quite painful.
Seriously, my next door neighbor in my retirement community is a health care CNA. She works for Catholic or Lutheran services, I cannot remember. She has a Masters degree in something or other, I also cannot remember. She is in her late forties, single, exception only in that she is a complete “loon”. She does the same job that other health care workers do, who take a test and wipe up drool, do dishes, vacuum or take disabled and elderly people to Walmart.
The education experience should be nearly totally online. There is no need for massive facilities, sports stadiums, or lecture halls. All could be outsourced or taught by private individuals in groups of a dozen or so, or by a bright Parent.
Thanks SeekAndFind.
finally, a big story which the MSM can't pin to President Trump. But not so fast, my friend! Where there's a will to trash Trump, there's a way.
The education experience should be nearly totally online. There is no need for massive facilities, sports stadiums, or lecture halls. All could be outsourced or taught by private individuals in groups of a dozen or so, or by a bright Parent.
We should also focus on the concentration of power in a few universities. Everyone on the SCOTUS went to either Harvard or Yale. Are they really the only schools that can produce acceptable SCOTUS justices? And how does the fact that they select the de facto pool from which they are drawn affect the admissions policy? Aside from the bribes, of course.
We still need a way to ensure standards, but the university’s and college’s role should only be to teach, not qualify.
I think professional organizations can do a better job at ensuring qualifications are met.
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