It stand to reason that if one noble man thinks $90,000 is a justifiable sacrifice to bolster the minimum wages of his employees then something is amiss.
[Read more…]One man’s noble convictions
Jump off the college academic treadmill
Should you consider jumping off the college academic treadmill?
The future becomes instantly complicated once you reach leaving school age. There is the safe decision that takes you to college or you can select the unknown. Colleges address those choices in a way that makes students believe the bold and brave decision is to continue on in higher education. That is the decision that most make. It is a very well-rehearsed, almost ordained path that educational establishments and parents alike tend to feel is the right way for every student to go. These days learning is a very different experience. Let’s just step off the college academic treadmill for a moment and consider what other options students have at their disposal.
[Read more…]The Alternative Route to Riches and Success
I have talked at length about the elusive vocation, the alternative route to riches. Whether you go to College, embark upon an apprenticeship, or go straight into a job is perhaps something that most teens do not take the right amount of time to consider. We are easily swayed by the norm, by parents/friends/peers and by what society as a whole seem to expect us to do. There are three strands here that make this subject open to continuous debate and change:
[Read more…]College Debt: The best and the worst case scenario
Should the American dream now be called the American college debt nightmare? Some 40 million Americans will be in debt as that is the cost of education these days. The economic facts are indisputable:
- Outstanding student college debt totals $1.2tn in the US
- The cost of a private non-profit four year college institution has risen by 267%, over the last 30 years
- The cost of a public four-year college institution has risen by 357%, in the same time frame
- The average student loan debt for graduates stands at $26,000 (Guardian 2013)
The common sense debate – life experience versus college
A recent article from Yahoo News has been fairly damning of American University students when it comes to “common sense” and in particular their knowledge of politics. Now, it is quite possible that those who do not attend college are equally as lapse in their political awareness but the problem is we expect a little more from those who attended higher education. And this has been a long held debate when it comes to academia in general.
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