What is hustle? Can you learn that topic in a college usually taught by someone with a lifetime job (tenure) or is hustle you learn through life experiences? The challenges of life come in different forms some people have it easy or as my mother would say "comodo" or comfortable … [Read more...]
Among many career choices college is one
I never wanted my working class parents paying for my "hobby" so I attended under a Republican governor "free" community college then transferred to a low-cost state university sure my parents were kind enough to let me stay home and I never asked them for any college tuition or … [Read more...]
Free College….in another country
Just read intriguing article by Simon Black over at Sovereignman.com where he offers the idea of attending college for free or extremely inexpensive for a fraction of the US cost. Best of all most of these global online colleges or on ground possess accreditation of one form or … [Read more...]
Millennials crushed by cost of college
Saddest part to the ongoing college debt saga are dashed dreams hopes diminished because millennials carry a ton of student loan debt that limits millennials career options read the story here charts tell in graphic detail the downward grind of those considered to be … [Read more...]
No College Degree to earn $100,000 plus
Today's story from WSJ on the urgent demand for cybersecurity professionals best of all training to be a cybersecurity pro does not require a lengthy college degree 4-5 years, a master's degree another 1-2 years before hitting the $100,000 a minimum wage in high cost cities like … [Read more...]
College works for the Good Student
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...]
College degree cannot compete with a Robot
The esteemed president of Northeastern University Joseph Aoun on colleges and universities refreshing their curriculum to meet the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence. Hire professionals with real-world skills to train college students over professors with theoretical knowledge; … [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...]
CTE to the Rescue
Some of my memorable classes were electronics, woodshop, small engines, machine shop being engaging learning by doing that was termed vocational education today that is known as Career Technical Education. Student portrayed in WSJ story decides to break the college going … [Read more...]
