tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post3818950154582957430..comments2024-03-09T03:28:44.216-05:00Comments on Thoughts on Education Policy: "For Me and Not for Thee"Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-70430767648271928012011-06-29T07:52:51.427-04:002011-06-29T07:52:51.427-04:00study in Canada-IDP India is Your study in Canada ...<a href="http://india.idp.com/" rel="nofollow">study in Canada</a>-IDP India is Your study in Canada with IDP.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334777114154475572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-2212558722780278992011-06-28T08:37:56.358-04:002011-06-28T08:37:56.358-04:00I agree with protoscholar. Having taught both in ...I agree with protoscholar. Having taught both in low-income and high-income schools, I've seen the absurdity of trying to prepare woefully underprepared high school students for college. In the case of lower-IQ students, it's even more frustrating for them to be required to take college-prep courses that they fail. It does seem to me that by the beginning of high school, we should have a more realistic plan (or alternative options) for those students who may not want to attend college (or simply are not academically able to do so). <br /><br />That said, I am in favor of programs that assist high-achieving low-income kids in getting loans or grants/scholarships. It is an injustice if a bright, motivated student can't attend a university simply due to finances. However, I read in The Bell Curve that most high-achieving low-income kids are able to go on to college, so perhaps this isn't as much of a problem as we may think.Attorney DCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-25910428145233536992011-06-27T16:57:55.648-04:002011-06-27T16:57:55.648-04:00This argument, however, creates a no-win situation...This argument, however, creates a no-win situation. College preparation and academic aptitude of low ses students starts to lag behind in elementary school (and before). Many of those students are genuinely not prepared for the level of work they will encounter in college. <br /><br />If they can get through a college program, it is at a non-prestigious school and in a less technical program. Those are not the type of college graduates we need at an economic level. More likely those students will start taking classes, take out some loans, then drop out without the degree. They are now in worse financial shape than they were before and don't have the degree that could eventually get them out of it.<br /><br />College should not be limited based on anything other than preparation. But we need to have the strength to tell some students that they aren't sufficiently prepared and that they need to either prepare more or find another path. Then we can focus our educational energies on closing that earlier gap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com