tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post6107649693365066479..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: You Went to College! So What?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-49427459147365984562011-01-27T09:39:32.573-06:002011-01-27T09:39:32.573-06:00They might help fix his computer, and warn him tha...They might help fix his computer, and warn him that his pass-along emails aren't true according to Snopes.Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-22830751532338227212011-01-26T22:14:16.369-06:002011-01-26T22:14:16.369-06:00"That's not exactly a shock to anyone who..."That's not exactly a shock to anyone who's had to deal with Kollege Kids in real-world actual-work situations."<br /><br />You just won your old curmudgeon title back, Dadster. <br /><br />Kids these days don't know nothin', ain'a?J. Struppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-18083789954851477542011-01-26T22:01:42.390-06:002011-01-26T22:01:42.390-06:00"...the presumption that the rest of my famil..."...the presumption that the rest of my family is not hard working or somehow stupid is insulting."<br /><br />Some people choose to get a 4 year degree. Some people don't. Some people aren't college material. Some people don't have the financial means to get one. Some people learn a trade instead. No one is calling anyone stupid. <br /><br />The idea that you actually have to learn something useful in order to obtain a 4 year degree is debatable. But you do have to take the time, put forth the effort and complete the tasks necessary in order to achieve a degree. Some people come up short. Hey, it happens. But "some people" didn't get elected Gov.J. Struppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-71914478537268166832011-01-26T19:27:33.798-06:002011-01-26T19:27:33.798-06:00Community college dropout here. Perhaps not so ta...Community college dropout here. Perhaps not so tainted?Badger Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389147035157025445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-39285316810497025232011-01-26T17:48:47.177-06:002011-01-26T17:48:47.177-06:00Private four year college.Private four <b>year</b> college.TerryNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935444780104778042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-46764976390866109982011-01-26T17:46:57.158-06:002011-01-26T17:46:57.158-06:00Don't forget that tuition costs for a private ...Don't forget that tuition costs for a private four college have increased about six times over the cost of living, over the past thirty years.TerryNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935444780104778042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-73470767677969169312011-01-26T16:48:38.428-06:002011-01-26T16:48:38.428-06:00All it takes to get a basic 4 year degree is time,...<i>All it takes to get a basic 4 year degree is time, effort and follow through. </i><br /><br />I notice that actually learning something useful isn't part of your list.<br /><br />Which renders your point null and void.<br /><br />And as someone who is the first in her family to get a college education, the presumption that the rest of my family is not hard working or somehow stupid is insulting.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400824933822851881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-11004377725297137272011-01-26T13:24:09.876-06:002011-01-26T13:24:09.876-06:00We should hewson. All it takes to get a basic 4 y...We should hewson. All it takes to get a basic 4 year degree is time, effort and follow through. Apparently achieving a basic degree is just too hard for Walker to accomplish. This should say a lot about the man.J. Struppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-83536991145004531422011-01-26T10:50:09.705-06:002011-01-26T10:50:09.705-06:00Um, Houston, we need perspective here.
thechoice...Um, Houston, we need perspective here.<br /><br /><br />thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/academically-adrift/?partner=rss&emc=rssAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-62107495102338968342011-01-26T10:45:57.524-06:002011-01-26T10:45:57.524-06:00But we slander GOVERNOR Scott Walker for failing t...But we slander GOVERNOR Scott Walker for failing to complete his degree.<br /><br />Elitist liberals crack me up.Fok Hewsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-68384212024777579292011-01-26T10:34:52.373-06:002011-01-26T10:34:52.373-06:00This isn't shocking. The first 2 years of col...This isn't shocking. The first 2 years of college are a joke. Liberal Arts credits are mostly busy work IMO. <br /><br />The other third of students who didn't demonstrate any significant improvement in learning over the 4 years of college probably majored in History or Liberal Ed. or Kinesiology or whatever. <br /><br />Not surprising.J. Struppnoreply@blogger.com