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How about limiting the cost of tuition? I'm about $80k in debt, and my Alma mater just set up a $75 million student center. How does a luxury cafeteria contribu

by nikk1 8y ago

How about limiting the cost of tuition? I'm about $80k in debt, and my Alma mater just set up a $75 million student center. How does a luxury cafeteria contribute to the value of a student's education? Universities across the nation are putting an ungodly amount of money into sports stadiums, student centers, luxury dorms, etc. Our federal loan money is going directly to these unnecessary amenities rather than improved education programs. Check out the documentary Ivory Tower [1]. The cost of the education alone isn't that expensive. I'm hoping we will see more reputable online programs like Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science which only costs about $7,000 [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Tower_(2014_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Tower_(2014_film) [2] http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/ http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/

beatgammit 8y ago
I think high tuition is a symptom of easy access to credit and a focus on college education. A university education isn't right for many people, yet we're continually pressured to go that route and accept the high cost of tuition as a given. A lot of what we're taught in higher education isn't particularly relevant to future job success. Does it really matter if I know that bananas likely reduced the need for agriculture in Africa, likely leading to the limited technological advancement in the region? Maybe, if I'm going into history or something, not not if I'm in a technical field. I think we should put _less_ emphasis on college during high school, have more opportunities to try different fields in high school, and improve students' access to job demand and expected pay figures when choosing a degree. We should also make getting loans less easy and remove rules that prevent bankruptcy from erasing those loans (e.g. no more federal student loans). Ideally, by graduation, a student will either have a marketable certification, apprenticeship, or college level courses completed, and college will take 2-3 years for a bachelor's degree. Also, let's remove most of the standardized testing. I'm convinced it's more harmful than helpful, especially in primary education.

by nikk1 8y ago

beatgammit 8y ago

I think high tuition is a symptom of easy access to credit and a focus on college education. A university education isn't right for many people, yet we're continually pressured to go that route and accept the high cost of tuition as a given. A lot of what we're taught in higher education isn't particularly relevant to future job success. Does it really matter if I know that bananas likely reduced the need for agriculture in Africa, likely leading to the limited technological advancement in the region? Maybe, if I'm going into history or something, not not if I'm in a technical field. I think we should put _less_ emphasis on college during high school, have more opportunities to try different fields in high school, and improve students' access to job demand and expected pay figures when choosing a degree. We should also make getting loans less easy and remove rules that prevent bankruptcy from erasing those loans (e.g. no more federal student loans). Ideally, by graduation, a student will either have a marketable certification, apprenticeship, or college level courses completed, and college will take 2-3 years for a bachelor's degree. Also, let's remove most of the standardized testing. I'm convinced it's more harmful than helpful, especially in primary education.