Althea (11-10-2017)
That's crap, and that's exactly what was happening in Missouri when we left, too. The only jobs for non-BSN nurses were in nursing homes, physicians' offices, or managed care/insurance companies. But if they can insist on the BSN, with the current glut of RNs, that's what they will get.
Althea (11-10-2017)
Phantasmal (11-11-2017), ThatOwlWoman (11-11-2017)
Indeed it would as it requires significantly more than the traditional high school education to be competitive in todays labor market and odds of making a middle class income based solely on a high school education are not good.
The real advantage here though is that community colleges have a lot to offer in terms of technical and traditional trades too. My late brother in-law received an industrial arts A.S. degree at a local community college in CNC machining and he made serious money as a tool maker until his alcoholism entered the acute stage.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
Phantasmal (11-11-2017)
Not really...it's just you never learned critical thinking skills...or apparently math either.
Look it's not free for the taxpayers. It's free for the students but it's a sound investment as those with college degrees and technical trade skills earn on average over their career double to triple what someone with just a high school education will earn. So though it's a substantial investment upfront, just like high school, the back end ROI is huge with those who receive the free education paying far more tax dollars over their life than they would have otherwise.
So unlike your Santa Clause/Easter Bunny/Great Pumpkin like faith in mythologies like Supply Side Economics growing the economy investing in education has actually proven to grow our economy and the middle class.
To bad you missed that train, huh?
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
Phantasmal (11-11-2017), ThatOwlWoman (11-11-2017)
IBM has 100 high schools across the country that it is providing a 13th and 14th year of training. When the student graduates from high school they get jobs in Tech. Coursework done online is less than half the price of providing courses on a campus.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
Phantasmal (11-11-2017)
Great! I'm all for it. Parents and tuition have been a bottomless well for Academia in both the public and private sphere. I'd like to see them held accountable to their administrative costs. Whatever works. I'm all for greater investment in education. The more people with more skills the better off our country is.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
Cypress (11-10-2017), ThatOwlWoman (11-11-2017)
Cypress (11-10-2017)
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