04-06-2004, 02:19 PM
Hi,
A free public education does not need to equal a free lunch.
It would be simple enough to require performance in both quality (require a C+ average, for instance) and quantity (require enough credits at the appropriate level to graduate in 4 years for a BA, etc.). Failure to keep up in either manner means that the *full* cost of further education falls on the student.
And the inflation of requirements for jobs would not be there if the deflation of education had not happened. If the bar is set so that anyone can step over it, it becomes no bar at all. The HS diploma, indicating nothing of a person's knowledge or abilities, is thus worth nothing in today's job market.
More when I've got some time :)
--Pete
A free public education does not need to equal a free lunch.
It would be simple enough to require performance in both quality (require a C+ average, for instance) and quantity (require enough credits at the appropriate level to graduate in 4 years for a BA, etc.). Failure to keep up in either manner means that the *full* cost of further education falls on the student.
And the inflation of requirements for jobs would not be there if the deflation of education had not happened. If the bar is set so that anyone can step over it, it becomes no bar at all. The HS diploma, indicating nothing of a person's knowledge or abilities, is thus worth nothing in today's job market.
More when I've got some time :)
--Pete
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