Comments on: Education Overhaul http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/2010/02/03/education-overhaul/ Finding Interesting, Useful, and Beautiful Mathematical Patterns in the Universe Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MarkPNeyer http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/2010/02/03/education-overhaul/comment-page-1/#comment-422 MarkPNeyer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:51:44 +0000 http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/?p=573#comment-422 I agree that not everything can be tested and graded, but if a student can pass the final exam for a course with flying colors, there's no reason the school shouldn't' give her credit. People could still pay $40,000 in tuition if they wanted, but they wouldn't be forced to like they are now. <br><br>Community colleges sound nice, but the problem is that you'll have a hard time getting a job anywhere outside of your community. Even if you did community college for two years and then transferred to a more well-known program, you'd have to pay at least $10,000 a year. I agree that not everything can be tested and graded, but if a student can pass the final exam for a course with flying colors, there's no reason the school shouldn't' give her credit. People could still pay $40,000 in tuition if they wanted, but they wouldn't be forced to like they are now.

Community colleges sound nice, but the problem is that you'll have a hard time getting a job anywhere outside of your community. Even if you did community college for two years and then transferred to a more well-known program, you'd have to pay at least $10,000 a year.

]]> By: Amie http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/2010/02/03/education-overhaul/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Amie Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:48:29 +0000 http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/?p=573#comment-421 Not everything you learn in college can be tested and graded. College is an experience that changes a lot about a person beyond just a transcript. Mentoring relationships with professors would be pretty much negated in this model. <br><br>I agree that tuition is out of control, but I'm not sure this is the best way to deal with it. What about community colleges as a way to save money for the first two years of school? Not everything you learn in college can be tested and graded. College is an experience that changes a lot about a person beyond just a transcript. Mentoring relationships with professors would be pretty much negated in this model.

I agree that tuition is out of control, but I'm not sure this is the best way to deal with it. What about community colleges as a way to save money for the first two years of school?

]]> By: MarkPNeyer http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/2010/02/03/education-overhaul/comment-page-1/#comment-401 MarkPNeyer Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/?p=573#comment-401 I agree that not everything can be tested and graded, but if a student can pass the final exam for a course with flying colors, there's no reason the school shouldn't' give her credit. People could still pay $40,000 in tuition if they wanted, but they wouldn't be forced to like they are now. <br><br>Community colleges sound nice, but the problem is that you'll have a hard time getting a job anywhere outside of your community. Even if you did community college for two years and then transferred to a more well-known program, you'd have to pay at least $10,000 a year. I agree that not everything can be tested and graded, but if a student can pass the final exam for a course with flying colors, there's no reason the school shouldn't' give her credit. People could still pay $40,000 in tuition if they wanted, but they wouldn't be forced to like they are now.

Community colleges sound nice, but the problem is that you'll have a hard time getting a job anywhere outside of your community. Even if you did community college for two years and then transferred to a more well-known program, you'd have to pay at least $10,000 a year.

]]> By: Amie http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/2010/02/03/education-overhaul/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Amie Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:48:29 +0000 http://www.markpneyer.com/wp/?p=573#comment-400 Not everything you learn in college can be tested and graded. College is an experience that changes a lot about a person beyond just a transcript. Mentoring relationships with professors would be pretty much negated in this model. <br><br>I agree that tuition is out of control, but I'm not sure this is the best way to deal with it. What about community colleges as a way to save money for the first two years of school? Not everything you learn in college can be tested and graded. College is an experience that changes a lot about a person beyond just a transcript. Mentoring relationships with professors would be pretty much negated in this model.

I agree that tuition is out of control, but I'm not sure this is the best way to deal with it. What about community colleges as a way to save money for the first two years of school?

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