"Perhaps no more than half of those who began a four-year bachelor's degree program in the fall of 2006 will get that degree within six years.... A small but influential group of economists and educators is pushing another pathway: for some students, no college at all. It's time, they say, to develop credible alternatives for students unlikely to be successful pursuing a higher degree, or who may not be ready to do so."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/weekinreview/16steinberg.html?hp I say: Hear! Hear! Given the number of college students I see who lack the interest or discipline to benefit much from higher education, I see no reason they shouldn't do something else instead (like work), at least for a while, until they feel a need for more "life of the mind." It will suit them better and it will make schools better (not having to constantly entertain those who don't really want to be there in the first place). Making higher ed "accessible" is great. Making it a "requirement" is somewhere between pointless and a disaster. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2648 or send a blank email to leave-2648-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
