Marthe48
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Fri Jul-23-10 07:51 AM
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| 11. daughter graduated in 1995... |
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...we are paying off her loan this year.
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| -Once a Leader, U.S. Lags in Attaining College Degrees |
alp227 |
Jul-23-10 12:53 AM |
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Here is a problem |
DonCoquixote |
Jul-23-10 12:57 AM |
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Bingo! n/t |
OhioChick |
Jul-23-10 02:56 PM |
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Anything to do WITH THE INSANE COST OF STUDENT LOANS? |
aquart |
Jul-23-10 01:15 AM |
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You can go to some colleges in other countries for free. |
bulloney |
Jul-23-10 08:01 AM |
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Some other countries, at least. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jul-23-10 06:33 PM |
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Obama addressed that immediately |
Bandit |
Jul-23-10 08:25 AM |
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ANYTHING TO DO WITH AGE PROMOTION? IOW, who needs academic promotion? |
wordpix |
Jul-23-10 10:08 AM |
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That all depends on the school. |
barb162 |
Jul-23-10 02:18 PM |
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We don' need no edukacion.... |
Proletariatprincess |
Jul-23-10 01:52 AM |
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I'd take free universal broadband over a return to #1 status. |
sofa king |
Jul-23-10 02:32 AM |
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We can't have both? |
Wednesdays |
Jul-23-10 08:35 AM |
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The internet makes us too easily distracted |
Bragi |
Jul-23-10 01:01 PM |
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I agree /nt |
Bragi |
Jul-23-10 03:01 PM |
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I imagine the top-11 countries all have Internet access too. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jul-23-10 06:35 PM |
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Well, yeah, 'cause they're smart! |
sofa king |
Jul-24-10 01:40 AM |
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Hey, we're still NUMBER ONE in the amount of prisoners. |
pattmarty |
Jul-23-10 06:22 AM |
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Yesssss!!!! /nt |
Bragi |
Jul-23-10 08:33 AM |
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But aren't something like a third of college graduates working at jobs not requiring degrees? |
Nikia |
Jul-23-10 06:27 AM |
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a third sounds very low |
tabbycat31 |
Jul-26-10 06:23 PM |
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college has become too easy to get into |
MikeW |
Jul-23-10 06:29 AM |
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So does that automatically assume that those who got bad grades in high school are stupid? |
HughBeaumont |
Jul-23-10 07:06 AM |
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bull. Look at the admissions rates for the top schools |
n2doc |
Jul-23-10 09:17 AM |
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"schools" and "the top schools" are hardly synonymous. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jul-23-10 03:23 PM |
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Certainly not financially easier. |
pattmarty |
Jul-23-10 09:56 AM |
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R.O.I., R.O.I., R.O.I. |
HughBeaumont |
Jul-23-10 07:01 AM |
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Not only that; there simply ain't enough jobs that require a college degree |
raccoon |
Jul-23-10 08:42 AM |
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spot on analysis |
UpInArms |
Jul-23-10 02:31 PM |
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Betterment of oneself through education? |
LanternWaste |
Jul-27-10 12:24 PM |
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Other nations offer free college, too. Here, fewer and fewer people can afford it. (nt) |
w4rma |
Jul-23-10 07:25 AM |
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daughter graduated in 1995... |
Marthe48 |
Jul-23-10 07:51 AM |
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We get twisted into such knots over these artificial rankings |
The2ndWheel |
Jul-23-10 08:26 AM |
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Ya have to admit, from 1st to 12th is a pretty big drop. |
Wednesdays |
Jul-23-10 08:42 AM |
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No explaining why silly people get upset by things like less education, higher mortality, etc. |
No Elephants |
Jul-23-10 12:27 PM |
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How many degreed people does a security-based economy need? |
Bragi |
Jul-23-10 08:40 AM |
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Way to make lemonade! |
No Elephants |
Jul-23-10 12:29 PM |
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You are spot on the mark, Brag. |
Proletariatprincess |
Jul-24-10 12:01 AM |
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Or maybe it's The Extreme Right and Faux News telling |
lakers4life24 |
Jul-23-10 12:13 PM |
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So true. I have some Russian friends who are all between 25 and 35. |
go west young man |
Jul-23-10 12:38 PM |
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Between 8 years of Reagan and 12 of members of the Bush crime family--and |
No Elephants |
Jul-23-10 02:46 PM |
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Work harder, not smarter |
daleo |
Jul-23-10 03:35 PM |
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A society of Boxers saying |
burnsei sensei |
Jul-26-10 07:52 PM |
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3 decades of "there is such a thing as too much education" and "college is evil and liberal". |
ieoeja |
Jul-23-10 03:51 PM |
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Access is directly related to completion. |
knitter4democracy |
Jul-26-10 11:23 PM |
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Our "owners" feel threatened by educated citizens . . .!! |
defendandprotect |
Jul-27-10 01:37 PM |
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