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The net result of highly affordable college will be, at the very least, a better educated populace. In theory, this will make a workforce that is better at doi
by InitialLastName 10y ago
The net result of highly affordable college will be, at the very least, a better educated populace. In theory, this will make a workforce that is better at doing more valuable jobs.
- vkou 10y agoLike driving for Uber and not screwing up my double-caramel-infused iced soy mocha. (I still wonder as to what kind of rube can get that wrong. I clearly said 'SOY MOCHA.') We have plenty of qualified people. What we don't have are jobs where their qualifications are valued. See: the job market for hard sciences.
- neuromantik8086 10y ago> See: the job market for hard sciences. I've often fantasized about the possibility of a deluge of rich philanthropists just up and deciding to establish institutes modeled after IAS, Boyce Thompson or HHMI Janelia en masse to soak up the excess scholars produced by universities (Boyce Thompson might be a bit of a black sheep in that list, but I include it anyways since it's technically independent to some degree). Unfortunately, I don't see that occurring within my lifetime. An expansion of gov't labs would have a similar effect, but that's a real stretch in these times.
- gozur88 10y agoI'm not convinced. As more mediocre students get accepted to colleges the curriculum has to be dumbed down to accommodate them. And, as others have noted, this is really pushing on a string. We're not doing anyone any favors by having them spend five or six years studying a field in which they'll never be able to find a job.
- InitialLastName 10y agoI don't see anything about expanding the acceptance rates, just making it more possible for some people pay for it without going into debt. It's perfectly possible to not get accepted to a SUNY or CUNY school.