Absolutely no reason why apprenticeships shouldn't be a thing for a lot of

Jan 26, 2023
1:58:02pm

Corn Pop Intervention Needed

careers. So many careers out there that require a 4-yr degree, yet only use about 10% or less of what went into obtaining the degree. That's 90% wasted time over a 4-year period.

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We should be like Germany and let people go to two-year colleges and become

Genghis Spreads

1/26/23 1:43pm

While agree in substance, the knowledge of where we came from provides context

ToasterChive

1/26/23 1:47pm

You can get an associate's degree in IS or CS. Problem is getting employers to care.

CSoul

1/26/23 1:48pm

You take GEs for a associates. They should have a program where it's all IS/CS.

Genghis Spreads

1/26/23 2:12pm

Sure, just saying that there are industry/business changes that need to be made to make it

CSoul

1/26/23 2:13pm

But then the universities wouldn’t make as much money 💰

CBaass

1/26/23 1:48pm

I have no idea how Germany works - but we definitely need an overhaul of how

crack

1/26/23 1:48pm

I would have disagreed with you 25-30 years ago. The way general ed/liberal arts

Socrates Johnson

1/26/23 1:49pm

But then how will the libs brainwash everyone?

Mufasa

1/26/23 1:51pm

Judging by the communication skills (or lack of) of some of the tradespeople

unsq312

1/26/23 1:56pm

Currently, only land grant universities have speech communication courses. BYU

Genghis Spreads

1/26/23 2:40pm

I could say the same about the texts between my kids and their friends, who are

Emmett Fitz-Hume

1/26/23 6:58pm

Absolutely no reason why apprenticeships shouldn't be a thing for a lot of

Corn Pop

1/26/23 1:58pm

Isn’t that kind of what summer internships are?

greatbam

1/31/23 7:05am

No. Those are usually in conjunction and often a requirement of a degree.

Corn Pop

1/31/23 7:07am

They start sorting those kids into categories at a very young age —

KCFan85

1/26/23 2:01pm

Probably has something to do with their eugenics history.

Genghis Spreads

1/26/23 2:25pm

I have a friend from the UK who in eighth grade was slotted into a path to

Socrates Johnson

1/26/23 2:49pm

Yeah, that's exactly what worries me. We have family in ...

KCFan85

1/26/23 3:26pm

I could not agree more

i2m4byu

1/26/23 2:14pm

I agree that general ed should be optional. I’m one who would opt for it because

BlooCoog

1/26/23 2:38pm

me too

Genghis Spreads

1/26/23 3:26pm

RE: I agree that general ed should be optional. I’m one who would opt for

i2m4byu

1/31/23 6:06am

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