tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post5232674705690055267..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: On "snobbishness" and higher educationJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-37736989547204236422012-03-23T12:19:53.850-05:002012-03-23T12:19:53.850-05:00You touch upon that, which in Education Policy, am...You touch upon that, which in Education Policy, amounts to the lethal "third rail:" High School preparation. The fact of the matter is, people of our parents' generation have a greater education from their high school years, than does the current cohort of diploma holders. My mother read quite a bit of Shakespeare, corrected my papers, speaks precisely using correct English grammar,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-44660627299614121562012-03-23T09:00:24.147-05:002012-03-23T09:00:24.147-05:00Randall,
Yes to all. Re your comment about the b...Randall,<br /><br />Yes to all. Re your comment about the broad application of the term "college," I think that's especially true. It's interesting to note that, in the data on graduation rates for the 2-year Kansas schools that I linked to, the schools with the highest graduation rates are "technical colleges," schools whose focus is on training people for things John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-89803626597706207642012-03-22T12:57:05.339-05:002012-03-22T12:57:05.339-05:00Lots to think about here.
I wonder if part of the...Lots to think about here.<br /><br />I wonder if part of the disconnect is that the word "college" means many different things to many people, stretching between the classical university to the vocational school. I can stipulate that education is good, the more the better, but I cannot accept that everyone needs or should have the sort of degree that you and I have. <br /><br />I'veAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com