Why "College for Everyone" Could Become a Dangerous Slogan
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/06/18/why-college-for-everyone-could-become-a-dangerous.aspx
With the gap in earnings between college graduates and everyone else widening, it would seem (financially, at least) odd that anyone would choose not to pursue higher education. But digging beneath the numbers, it becomes clear why college isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition.
For starters, there's the distinct possibility of failure. As the Fed report makes clear, "even though a greater percentage of high school graduates enter college today than 30 years ago, this rise has not been met by a proportional increase in completion rates." A 2009 study found that about 50% of students who enroll in four-year public schools eventually withdraw.
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Zim: I have another problem with this 'College for Everyone' . . .
In trying to get everyone into college, we wind up inducting
a LOT of folks who have no business in college.
There are many who lack the basic skills to succeed in college.
Putting 'mister dummy' into a class will either cause the class
to 'not learn what it is supposed to learn' so that mister dummy
can be taught what he can learn . . . . until mister dummy is
dropped out. Or, more likely, the standards will be dropped
and a college education will not be worth what it once was.
KTC and harvard and obama are prime examples of this.
Zim.
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