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So at what point are we going to just going to accept that people need the equivalent of an associates coming out of high school. I don't think less education
by karmicthreat 12y ago
So at what point are we going to just going to accept that people need the equivalent of an associates coming out of high school. I don't think less education is the answer but as a bachelors equivalent becomes necessary for even a modest living, it might be worth looking at expanding what secondary education covers.
- FLUX-YOU 12y agoYou can pretty much accept that now. That's how almost all public-facing job postings look for modest-living jobs (believe me, I've been scanning them). I'm assuming modest-living covers all standard bills allows for some amount of disposable income/savings per month in the low hundreds. The two 'overrides' are choosing a field that allows demonstration of competency (programming, art, writing, etc.), and a network of referrals. Even with demonstrations, you may get passed up for someone with a degree.
- blahedo 12y agoThe idea has come up: https://chronicle.com/article/Free-Community-College-/144553/ https://chronicle.com/article/Free-Community-College-/144553...
- karmicthreat 12y agoThat is the thing, a free community college associates just means two more years of school. I think we need to make some progress on getting some of this compressed into the 4 years of high school as well. Plenty of people don't have the option of two additional years of school because they have no family. Or the just have to work full time or numerous part time jobs. Its a hard problem.