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re: Considering childhood has essentially been extended into the college years...
Posted on 2/21/18 at 12:25 am to the808bass
Posted on 2/21/18 at 12:25 am to the808bass
quote:I almost forgot how you like to pretend to be obtuse and play word games
That’s not what you said. You said it was hard to get. Not hard to pay for.
Been too long brotha. 
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Posted on 2/21/18 at 12:25 am to Azkiger
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Azkiger
Get off my lawn.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 12:26 am to AbuTheMonkey
quote:Are you taking into consideration online degrees at brick and mortar schools? They can teach tons of students at top schools with practically no overhead. And they charge out the arse for it.
The only reason price has risen is because demand has well out-stripped supply
Supply is not a problem at all...I've done some online facilitation through VT and trust me...we have basically tripled the amount of students we reach per semester in my department alone.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 12:38 am
Posted on 2/21/18 at 12:27 am to Azkiger
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Of course this has implications with military drafts, but I think its pretty apparent that if you took your average 18 year old 50-70 years ago and compared their mental maturity to your average 18 year old right now in 2018 you'd see quite the difference. For a whole host of reasons we've seen childhood extended into college years and it could be argued even after that... Laws allowing children to stay on their parents insurance plan up until the age of 25?
Biologically speaking, your brain is still developing well into your mid 20s. I think 25 is a solid age to determine "actual" adulthood where you would gain full voting/drinking/firearm rights.
the 18-24 "pre"adult range should get full rights if they contract themselves to the army/military.
Drinking is tight though so frick it 21.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 12:59 am to Tigerdev
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The only reason price has risen is because demand has well out-stripped supply
Are you taking into consideration online degrees at brick and mortar schools? They can teach tons of students at top schools with practically no overhead. And they charge out the arse for it.
Supply is not a problem at all...I've done some online facilitation through VT and trust me...we have basically tripled the amount of students we reach per semester in my department alone.
Demand in the global sense far outstrips supply, especially at the middle and high end. I don't think any education economist would seriously debate that.
A school like Harvard or Duke or even Michigan has largely kept enrollment at similar levels for about fifty years. That has a strong trickle down effect whereby ever lower level schools can demand higher qualifications and so forth.
On down the chain it goes.
Your example kind of reinforces what I am saying - an online facilitation program should not be tripling the amount of students it assists in such a short period of time. There should be more programs to offset demand.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 2:22 am to AbuTheMonkey
To be honest it sounds like you dont really know the space. Online programs have greatly increased the "supply" while maintaining the same admission standards as the brick and mortar in many of these schools. These programs sometimes cost MORE than the brick and mortar tuition with less overhead.
It has nothing to do with supply limitations at all. However, the insatiable demand is indeed being exploited but not for the reasons you say. Private industry has created with government backing an exploitative student loan industry which has raised the average purchasing power of prospective families and students.
It has nothing to do with supply limitations at all. However, the insatiable demand is indeed being exploited but not for the reasons you say. Private industry has created with government backing an exploitative student loan industry which has raised the average purchasing power of prospective families and students.
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