College Gainful Employment Rule
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@Doctor-Phibes said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Apply that argument to learning a musical instrument and see where it leaves you.
Much fewer people will attain proficiencies with musical instruments. If a society wants more people to attain proficiencies with musical instruments, increase tax payer funding to subsidize lessons for musical instruments for the children.
@Axtremus said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Much fewer people will attain proficiencies with musical instruments. If a society wants more people to attain proficiencies with musical instruments, increase tax payer funding to subsidize lessons for musical instruments for the children.
Alternatively, wait until they're gainfully employed as accountants, and then they can start paying for themselves to learn an instrument. Because that will work, right?
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@Axtremus said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Much fewer people will attain proficiencies with musical instruments. If a society wants more people to attain proficiencies with musical instruments, increase tax payer funding to subsidize lessons for musical instruments for the children.
Alternatively, wait until they're gainfully employed as accountants, and then they can start paying for themselves to learn an instrument. Because that will work, right?
@Doctor-Phibes said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Alternatively, wait until they're gainfully employed as accountants, and then they can start paying for themselves to learn an instrument. Because that will work, right?
Either the poor kids wait until they can afford it to learn an instrument, or the tax payers subsidize their lessons. Take your pick.
Private charities won't be able to subsidize them all.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Alternatively, wait until they're gainfully employed as accountants, and then they can start paying for themselves to learn an instrument. Because that will work, right?
Either the poor kids wait until they can afford it to learn an instrument, or the tax payers subsidize their lessons. Take your pick.
Private charities won't be able to subsidize them all.
@Axtremus said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Either the poor kids wait until they can afford it to learn an instrument, or the tax payers subsidize their lessons. Take your pick.
The second one.
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Of all the things my tax dollars potentially fund, giving little Johnny a chance to play the trumpet isn't one I particularly worry about.
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You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library.
@Copper said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library.
One: Don't do that.
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Last I checked, math majors score higher on language parts of the GRE than humanities majors. I’m not a huge believer in formal education in any subject not directly tied to marketable skills. Informal education for personal enrichment on the other hand? Extremely important.
Education is extremely important.
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Last I checked, math majors score higher on language parts of the GRE than humanities majors. I’m not a huge believer in formal education in any subject not directly tied to marketable skills. Informal education for personal enrichment on the other hand? Extremely important.
@Horace said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
Last I checked, math majors score higher on language parts of the GRE than humanities majors.
Incorrect
English majors do pretty well compared to STEM, in the areas they're supposed to do well in. I am surprised at where comp sci is on the list. That's where the dumbest people with language congregate? Communications is funny. Well known softball degree. Lots of college football players with that beside their names. Business is funny.
Too bad there aren't any -studies majors listed there. I guess one of the things -studies majors will study, is why tests and scores are inequitable and need to be done away with.
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Last I checked, math majors score higher on language parts of the GRE than humanities majors. I’m not a huge believer in formal education in any subject not directly tied to marketable skills. Informal education for personal enrichment on the other hand? Extremely important.
@Horace said in College Gainful Employment Rule:
I’m not a huge believer in formal education in any subject not directly tied to marketable skills.
I am. It's what I did, and it more than worked out. It made me overqualified for almost every job I could possibly apply for.
