Just by chance, maybe, today's NY Times has an article about high school graduates who have to take high school courses in college in order to really become college students. True, the college, CUNY, must take every applicant with a high school diploma. But can you believe that three-fourths of the freshmen - all of whom are high school graduates - have to take high school level reading, writing or math courses before they can take regular college courses? It costs $33,000,000 to bring these kids up to speed; that's double what it was in 2001.
Again, this raises the question of whether all of these kids should be in college. Our world does not need everyone to have a college education. Yet, we act as though the only way to get a good job is to graduate from college. I really don't care if my plumber did not graduate from college; I just want the toilet fixed at a reasonable cost. There are many things that have to be done that don't require a college education. Why do all kids have to go to college?
Again, this raises the question of whether all of these kids should be in college. Our world does not need everyone to have a college education. Yet, we act as though the only way to get a good job is to graduate from college. I really don't care if my plumber did not graduate from college; I just want the toilet fixed at a reasonable cost. There are many things that have to be done that don't require a college education. Why do all kids have to go to college?
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How do all these kids afford to go to college? Or, are they the not-so-bright offspring of the more well-to-do in the country?
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