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Colleges as a whole should be completely replaced with something like certificates.

Colleges as a whole should be completely replaced with something like certificates. Bachelor degrees are way too expensive for what they provide. The vast majority of people would be much better off with focused, relevant learning and skills. I went to a CC as well, fantastically cost-effective, I had some real gems for teachers, but I can think of at least one who had no business teaching anything. If we make CC free, they become an additional paper prereq, and high school education becomes even less valuable because basic education gets pushed further back to the CC level. Stop, stop, stop. I know many people on this forum like me value learning, but spending more money fixes nothing.

Posted by aaron-lebo on Jan 14, 2015, 8:49 PM

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Colleges as a whole should be completely replaced with something like certificates.

aaron-leboJan 14, 2015, 8:49 PM

Colleges as a whole should be completely replaced with something like certificates. Bachelor degrees are way too expensive for what they provide. The vast majority of people would be much better off with focused, relevant learning and skills. I went to a CC as well, fantastically cost-effective, I had some real gems for teachers, but I can think of at least one who had no business teaching anything. If we make CC free, they become an additional paper prereq, and high school education becomes even less valuable because basic education gets pushed further back to the CC level. Stop, stop, stop. I know many people on this forum like me value learning, but spending more money fixes nothing.

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