And a follow-up posts focusing on the role of working-class (i.e., non-elite) colleges and universities as engines of upward mobility:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html
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When we let politics trump science, people are needlessly put in harm's way. http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/self-censoring-fears...
Education is easy to access, if you have a passion for learning. I spent two semesters at Keene State College and one semester at the University of NH. The rest of my BS in Math and General Science was acquired while serving on active duty in the Submarine Force with credit for Navy technical schools in computers and advanced electronics, correspondence courses from Boston University, Harvard, University of Washington, Berkley and Chapman College and with on campus night school classes at the University of Guam and Rollins College Extension at Patrick AFB. Yes, it took me 10 years to get a 4 year degree, but that opened the door to 19 weeks of Officer Candidate School and 11 more years in the Submarine Force as an Unrestricted Line Officer, a second career in management at Cape Canaveral and a third career in Wealth Management. Education determines our altitude and range in life, regardless of the source.
ReplyDeleteMac Baird Of course the condition's now, may be a little different for young people wanting to go to college. Even state Universities are expensive to attend. Craduates head off to search for employment many thousands of dollars in debt.
ReplyDeleteJohn Bailey Yes, I totally agree with you on the debt burden. I intentionally enlisted in the Navy in 1968 to get Government funding for my education (i.e., the GI Bill), but I didn't want to waste my time on active duty, so I obligated for 6 years to receive 18 months of class room and lab training in computers and advanced electronics and submarine duty. My initial plan had been to return to UNH to complete my BS in Marine Microbiology and Biochemistry on the GI Bill. After reporting aboard my first submarine, I discovered the Navy's Program for Afloat College Education (PACE) would pay for me to take correspondence courses at sea and attend night school when in port. I used my GI Bill to pay for my MS in Management from Florida Institute of Technology at night after I retired from the Navy and was working for Computer Sciences Raytheon at Cape Canaveral. In my opinion, the Navy is a great place to get as much education as you want for free and have a lot of fun in the process (and the 20 year retirement package is just gravy). It was easy to transition into a second and third career with a BS and MS and zero debt. These programs are still available in the Navy today, but even more robust. It is a shame young people are not more aware of the education opportunities in the Navy. If your employer is not paying for your education, you might not be working for the right employer.
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