I was not the best student in college since I received an industrial level education that required arithmetic reading and writing skills that was it. When I arrived at my local community college the courses were free but I needed high level academic skills to succeed in a college … [Read more...]
A drone or debt?
Bootcamps might be the cure to inequality the WSJ had a story about young people selecting the low-price bootcamp that offers skills in demand minus the burden of student loan debt. The college professor refers to students who attend bootcamps as "drones" yet provides no evidence … [Read more...]
Private Industry prefers skills over theory
WSJ story validates my thoughts that four year college degree is outdated for the needs of the 21st century work-place. Private industry prefers skills according to non college grad Roy Edwards full-time employed probably with NO college student loan debt encouraged by an … [Read more...]
DeVos’s New College Try – The Wall Street Journal.
The feds need to apply the same legal assertive rigor that was applied toward the for-profit college sector and redirect energy and resources toward the private for-profit the "non-profit" colleges and universities that have graduated millions into student loan depression, … [Read more...]
Masters Degree as the New BA
May want to seriously reconsider pursuing a Master's degree in a low paying field like education, liberal arts or my favorite- the social sciences. I mean I have two MA degrees yeah one in education the other in latin american studies from a state university but I did not pile … [Read more...]
Skilled up AA degree will give you earnings power
The underestimated AA degree can be stronger career payoff than a standard BA and MA degree without any student loan debt. Saving-the-Associate-of-Arts-Degree produced by the good people at the American Enterprise Institute and Glassdoor.com have released a fresh research report … [Read more...]
My Top 10 EdTech topics for 2018
Happy New year 2018 2017 is pass us but there are some important education technology issues that I thought important to post my top 8 2018 edtech topics and how that will shape 2018. Not scientific just based on following online news sources, meeting local educators and … [Read more...]
Law Schools Collapse
Law schools such as the one in the article are starting to look like the for-profit colleges that went through the Obama era collapse for shady business practices but the legit law schools are no different than the for-profit sector. A product no longer in demand (lawyers) yet … [Read more...]
Elon Musk says College is overrated
Another prominent college skeptic. Seems the college skeptic list gets longer with individuals such as Elon Musk focusing on skills and abilities over knowledge gained through the insulated college experience. Our k-12 systems is not teaching skills for young people to explore … [Read more...]
Just expect a low-paying gig
These are the lowest paying college majors according to this research I mean you can scrape by in big cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco Austin forget New York but expect to be dragged down by staggering student loan debt. Check with your local college website give them a … [Read more...]