tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5498898010616767566..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Young and JoblessStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-61664072294123228482011-11-11T06:34:50.239-08:002011-11-11T06:34:50.239-08:00Absolutely. One of the most interesting parts of L...Absolutely. One of the most interesting parts of Lyndsey's story was her recognition of the way that the universities and the banks are colluding in the rip off... under the aegis of our federal government.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-9125701021274882412011-11-11T06:23:03.794-08:002011-11-11T06:23:03.794-08:00The educational complex is still one of the areas ...The educational complex is still one of the areas in the United States that can generate massive amounts of new credit on a massive ongoing basis. Housing is gone.<br /><br />It's taken out by "subprime" students who then get saddled with massive debt that cannot be discharged.<br /><br />The best example of this is law school, which is a wonderful cash cow for the underlying university.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-29146231948975318502011-11-11T04:28:09.673-08:002011-11-11T04:28:09.673-08:00It angers everyone, Steve. Or, at least it should....It angers everyone, Steve. Or, at least it should.<br /><br />The nation should be debating how much we spend on educational bureaucrats and administrative officers... and how much of it is incredibly wasteful.<br /><br />The epicenter of bureaucrats is obviously the Dept. of Education-- which does not educate anyone.<br /><br />I suspect that we have all these admins and bureaucrats becaue otherwise the liberal arts graduates of these schools would never be able to get jobs in the real world. It looks like the establishment trying to clean up its own mess.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-76020930908720832772011-11-10T21:43:51.638-08:002011-11-10T21:43:51.638-08:00It really angers me that the more government assis...It really angers me that the more government assistance our taxes provide for tuition, the more the universities raise their tuition and grow their non-teaching staff ... simply because they can. The students are saying "teach me" and the universities are saying "kaching."Memphishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636056194130886380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-70707202071100940832011-11-10T16:15:09.697-08:002011-11-10T16:15:09.697-08:00As I understood the article, they seem to think th...As I understood the article, they seem to think that STEM courses are a great background for work in business, but that people who go into scientific research, for example, do not do as well as do those who take their quantitative skills into the business world.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-8751155311058758082011-11-10T15:03:25.951-08:002011-11-10T15:03:25.951-08:00STEM isn't the answer:
"Meanwhile, only ...STEM isn't the answer:<br /><br />"Meanwhile, only a third of science and engineering college graduates actually take jobs in science and tech fields, according to a 2007 study by Georgetown University professor B. Lindsay Lowell and Rutgers University professor Hal Salzman.<br /><br />hat may partly be because the jobs don't pay enough to attract or retain top graduates. Science, technology, engineering and math majors who stay in a related profession had average annual earnings of $78,550 in 2009, but those who decided to go into managerial and professional positions made more than $102,000, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.<br /><br />"If you're a high math student in America, from a purely economic point of view, it's crazy to go into STEM," says Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown center.<br /><br />Some science and math graduates also say they would rather channel their analytical skills into fields that pay higher and seem less tedious."<br /><br />There's a massive glut of science Ph.D.JPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-78076810305502559922011-11-10T14:24:36.728-08:002011-11-10T14:24:36.728-08:00I'd emphasize that the problem here is not jus...I'd emphasize that the problem here is not just about math & science....sometimes it seems as if many trends in education and parenting are designed to make people unfit for any job whatsoever.<br /><br />For example, the excesses of the "self-esteem" movement, coupled with grade inflation, have resulted in many kids developing a brittle personality which cannot stand criticism or setbacks. I don't think such an individual is likely to do very well in a sales job...even a nontechnical one. Nor is he likely to be able to do a job where the task itself gives immediate feedback and learning the work may involve considerable frustration--backing a tractor-trailer, for example.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-36404590923786863192011-11-10T11:31:14.094-08:002011-11-10T11:31:14.094-08:00The Voice should have written:
“If the huge indust...The Voice should have written:<br />“If the huge industry of not-for-profit schools is going to extraordinary lengths to put those most in need of education into massive debt for often worthless degrees, that's criminal.”The Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554055593581812426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-74836455537264309952011-11-10T09:47:05.396-08:002011-11-10T09:47:05.396-08:00Of course, NYU had a third choice. It could have ...Of course, NYU had a third choice. It could have gotten rid of the bloat (diversity officers and their ilk), reduced tuition and provided a more intensive education experience. Rather than do that voluntarily I suspect colleges will soon find themselves having to compete on the basis of actually providing a quality product.<br />Steve Goodmanflynfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429383113656645469noreply@blogger.com