Re: Dodge Pickup!

Posted by Steven Allen on December 09, 2022 at 06:10:46 from (67.6.77.182):

In Reply to: Dodge Pickup! posted by Deere Scotty on December 07, 2022 at 12:40:56:

wp6529,

I couldn't agree more. I have worked in higher ed all my life. I teach, and I am admin.

The problems are manifold, starting with a focus on political indoctrination, which results in a great deal of excess staffing as well as degrees that don't rise to the dignity of hobbies.

Don't get me wrong: my degrees are in English--writing, history of the language, and Medieval Lit. I still discourage most of my students from getting English degrees. Most will never make use of them academically, but there is a massive need for folks who can think and communicate. Unfortunately, English studies don't much emphasize those skills anymore, and mastering the Personal Pronoun system has taken on ugly additional baggage.

Tuition will rise to whatever the gov't will pay for. There is no doubt that everything costs more, but our main costs are personnel, just as with most professions. The money is not going to staff who deal with and support students. It is going to Directors of This Office and VPs of that Area. We struggle to take care of student needs in our office but are constantly bombarded by trainings in the newest software toy the traveling salesman convinced some Director or VP to buy or training in the latest social engineering fads. And much of it is gov't mandated, so don't shy away from blaming the political oversight, too. It's not just college sucking at the public teat. It's Momma gov't forcing the feeding down our throats.

There is a myth widely believed that a college degree is necessary for a successful and/or fulfilling life. Piffle. Some of the jobs--nobody has a career anymore--that college education are just as or even more stifling than assembly line work. And the HVAC guys I know make a lot more than I do and even more than some of the top dogs do.

I could say that our culture's priorities are out of whack when we contrast educators' resources vs. athletes', but we honor what we value. Not all college educators make what the full Professors in Endowed Chairs at the Ivy League places do. In fact, few do. And much of the actual teaching is the job of graduate assistants and adjuncts who make a pittance while the celebrated profs do research, write books, and give public lectures. And don't get me started on student athletics and the corrosive effect they have on integrity and actual learning!

The system is assuredly broken, but the problems are larger than just the schools: the problem is that we get the education system we support. Gov't, the accrediting agencies, and alumni all share the blame.

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