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If free college, why not free trade schools?

Posted on 12/10/16 at 3:59 pm
Posted by Revelator
Member since Nov 2008
58194 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 3:59 pm
Listen, I'm not for either free college or free trade schools, but if you have one, why not the other?I'd proffer that knowing how to weld or do electrical work is better than any liberal arts degree.
This post was edited on 12/10/16 at 7:24 pm
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
46353 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:05 pm to
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Listen, I'm not for either free college or free trade schools, but if you have one, why not the other?I'd profer that knowing how to weld of do electrical work is better than any liberal arts degree.


We need tougher access to college and it should start with more stringent entrance exams. I would say 50% of 4 year degrees should be dropped back to occupational training (Associate Degree) and leave college for the serious math, science, engineering, etc. students.
Get rid of cheap money for college because it has been one of the reason costs have skyrocketed the past 20 yrs.
Posted by Kino74
Denham springs
Member since Nov 2013
5346 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:06 pm to
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Listen, I'm not for either free college or free trade schools, but if you have one, why not the other?I'd profer that knowing how to weld of do electrical work is better than any liberal arts degree.


Because free college is an easy sell to millennials who thinkle college is mandatory and guarantees successful future. Those kids have no clue and want some one else to pay for it. They don't understand that getting some one else to pay for their college doesn't control college costs which have spiraled out of control. When those very millenials reach their 40s and have to pay for others college tuition which will no doubt still be spiralling up and taxes are further increased on them, they may get a clue.
Posted by mahdragonz
Member since Jun 2013
6946 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:07 pm to
If I had a nickel for every arse hole boomer who said that more people should go to trade school and you mention their own fricked up failure off springs should go and they get pissed...I would never have to work again.

Posted by alatxtgr
The Nation of Texas
Member since Sep 2006
2287 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:14 pm to
If a good ole country boy doesn't want to attend either, why not give him a F-150 pickup....
Posted by Giant Leaf
On Leaf
Member since Nov 2015
4229 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:27 pm to
Because we must pay those high salaries for the insane amount of worthless liberal administrators and professors at colleges
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
20025 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:42 pm to
OP is an idiot. What if we run out of sociologists, anthropologists, and gender studiesologists?
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
109125 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 4:54 pm to
I'd rather have free trade schools. There's a modern day sense of shame for going to one, when there shouldn't be. I'd like for Trump to turn this around while in office.

They're sure as hell better than Junior Colleges, which is just high school with ashtrays.
Posted by lil 7thward
ATL
Member since Jan 2012
2590 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 6:29 pm to
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I'd profer that knowing how to weld of do electrical work is better than any liberal arts degree.
Liberal arts students are disappointed with your sentence. How many liberal arts graduates are judges or lawyers? It's not about the major. It is about the ability to learn, problem solving, and fresh ideas. My proffer for you is simple. Do your research.
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 12/10/16 at 6:55 pm to
Because people who actually work don't typically vote for democrats as much as the intelligent gender studies professionals.
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