Wednesday, February 17, 2016

One more Republican Assault against higher education in the USA. Amazing.

Alternative Crediting Model

Marco Rubio wants to call the current college accrediting bureaus a monopoly. Is everything the Republicans talk about a business?

There always has been alternative crediting opportunities to people in the USA. 

Alternative Methods of Earning College Credit (click here)

The Republicans always want to tear the country down and rebuild it into their own ideology. Will the new accrediting model require the worship of Christianity as a primary qualification into college?

The goal of accreditation (click here) is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Here you will find lists of regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as reliable authorities concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit.

Colleges and universities have gone through a great deal to achieve accreditation. It is not easy to move into a position where universities' graduate credentialed individuals accepted into a profession. Currently, the Universities and the Colleges of the USA have a solid footing on producing a COMPETENT brain trust. It would be an enormous mistake to even begin to break down the accreditation system of universities and colleges in the USA. 

It isn't just about the standards of colleges and universities. It is about THE PROFESSIONS. When a university graduates a medical doctor it is because that student has performed exceptionally well in their studies and have demonstrated they are competent to sit for exams and enter internships to become an MD and then move on during their years of practice to specialize as they choose.

The standards for graduating a person into the medical profession is NOT decided by the university, it is decided by the profession of medical and surgical practice. The universities that carry the curriculum to achieve these incredible standards in the USA have to meet the scientific basis for their studies. There is no taking it apart. Engineering is engineering. Psychology is psychology. Agronomy is agronomy. Zoology is zoology. Any idea by a presidential candidate that believes they can simply tear apart the accrediting of colleges and universities to serve their own priorities has NOTHING but an ego so inflated he can probably float without helium.

Invest in Financial Market to pay for college in the future


Marco Rubio's top funding source is Goldman Sachs. (click here) End of discussion. 

Why not simply take the entire paycheck of any person and invest it to pay for college and pay for the house they want to buy and pay for their retirement and ultimately pay for the kids when they are born.  This is such nonsense and I am being nice. 

NO. 

There is nothing stopping Goldman Sachs from developing an investment model for PARENTS to invest monies to pay for their children's college. Nothing is standing in the way. For companies like MetLife, they are called Life Insurance and cash value at the time a child is ready for college. 

To think there has to be a federal program to invest in the financial industry to pay for college is nothing but hot air. There is no reason for it. Currently, some states have programs that contributions are paid into on behalf of a child as they grow that at the time of entering college pays for tuition and costs. 

"Michigan Education Savings Program" (click here) It is my opinion these state programs are far more secure than any investment Wall Street can offer.

"Right to know before you go"


Roughly a year ago, (click here) U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced Senate Bill 2098, "The Student Right to Know Before You Go Act," which quickly gained Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as a co-sponsor. I posted an extensive review of the bill at that time, but the introductory paragraph from that post, which I've included at the end of this piece, covers the basics. Essentially, the bill would greatly increase the role of state longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) in higher education data collection and reporting, with the explicit goal of providing to the public employment and income data on recent graduates by not just institution, but by specific majors and programs within institutions....]
In other words, it isn't difficult enough deciding where to attend college and what to study, now the federal government wants a future student to understand there is no need for their educational passion anywhere in the world.
This idea has to be defeated, because, the next step is to penalize students that attend degree programs that do not necessarily lead to a job at graduation in the current job market. That is nonsense. A career destiny is not the same today as it will be in four years or six years or eight years. This is harassment. There is no place for it in the educational system in the USA.
The legislation does not guarantee your choice in earning. It is nothing but a history of past performance of the American economy. There is no need or place for it. Currently, GUIDANCE COUNCILORS can be invaluable to young people in their decisions in high school courses and their choice of higher learning for applications. This is all baloney and UNNEEDED and expensive infrastructure.
This is the kind of nonsense passed by Congress in order to get other more controversial legislation to pass, like Early Childhood Education or Restructuring of the Student Loans. This empty legislation is to gain leverage in other areas of public policy. There is no need for it. It proves NOTHING to a student and is not a crystal ball. 
The graduates of 2008 didn't expect to be in Zuccotti Park demonstrating to bring attention to Occupy Wall Street and their complete lack of appreciation for their birth right to a job in the USA. A job of their choosing called A PROFESSION.

The global economic recession of 2008 is PROOF such legislation is nothing by appeasement by Democrats of Republicans to pass legislation VITAL to our young people. KNOCK IT OFF. Stop the appeasement and become leaders in legislation. Let the American people KNOW exactly the facts and how Republicans simply hate Americans rather than elevate their birth right. 

I am glad Marco Rubio found his sweetheart. I am curious. Did she require a financial statement before or after the first date?