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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
I'm still on the side that we need to think about how to intelligently move away from traditional college/university as our education model. I'm absolutely 100% in favor of education being important as a life-long endeavor. I'm also convinced that we will eventually need to find better ways of doing that than college, and that most of the advantages that college once had have been eclipsed/made irrelevant by technological and societal change. The sooner we figure that out and adapt, the better future generations will be.
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Definitely tweak our higher education model but I would not "move away" from it. Keep the 80, toss the 20 (or in this case, it may be 70-30).
Note that approx. 62% HS grads go to college.
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61.8 percent of recent high school graduates enrolled in college in October 2021
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So there are 38%+ that needs to be well prepared for vocational, trade, apprenticeships etc. I do think some effort/funds need to be allocated to boost that segment. I don't think everyone should be encouraged to go to a 4 year college. Something that people can make a living at like an electrician, plumber, oil rig roughneck etc.
What is it you think are .... "the advantages that college once had have been eclipsed/made irrelevant by technological and societal change"?