tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post5207862731493742193..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: What Good Is "College And Career Ready" When There Are No Jobs For College Graduates?reality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-54238121298726578352014-05-12T04:33:49.194-04:002014-05-12T04:33:49.194-04:00If you are a recent college graduate what you shou...If you are a recent college graduate what you should do is denounce your USA citizenship and then get immediately hired on a foreign H-1B work visa. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-39775126264396212242014-05-11T21:20:29.107-04:002014-05-11T21:20:29.107-04:00The damage these people did to vocational schools ...The damage these people did to vocational schools over the last 12 years is unconscionable. I know because I work in one. reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-1960777650025227462014-05-11T19:20:49.348-04:002014-05-11T19:20:49.348-04:00I teach in a commiunity college where 70% of the s...I teach in a commiunity college where 70% of the students are in either remedial, or ESL classes. Very few eventually graduate from a four year college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-19738694113339736882014-05-11T18:40:23.037-04:002014-05-11T18:40:23.037-04:00At one time, we had different levels. Mechanics an...At one time, we had different levels. Mechanics and carpenters were valued, and those who were more academically inclined went for their own thing. As was even admitted by Mayor Napoleon Bloombuck$ a few years ago, college is not for everyone. The whole "college & career ready" crap was just ed-deform spin. Ever try to get a plumber to come to your house? If they can't dig up your whole yard they're not interested. They are so in demand, they can turn down work. Yet at the same time, there are enough big companies to keep them busy. A college degree is now the equivelent of the high school diploma of the 1950's. Just about the bare minimum you need to survive. If that.TeachmyclassMrMayor(andyoutooMrMulgrew)noreply@blogger.com