This is more on the German model, which seems to work quite well for them. Unfortunately one of the legacies of the 1960s (at least in the US) was the idea that everyone had to go to college. Full stop. And over time it grew to if you wanted to be considered a useful person in society you had to go to college. The BA or BS is nothing mor…
This is more on the German model, which seems to work quite well for them. Unfortunately one of the legacies of the 1960s (at least in the US) was the idea that everyone had to go to college. Full stop. And over time it grew to if you wanted to be considered a useful person in society you had to go to college. The BA or BS is nothing more than a paid high school diploma these days, which has left us woefully short in the trades and created at least a generation saddled with unnecessary debt, inflated expectations, and no idea of how to deal with failure or setbacks.
Yes! We are on the same page. I think the college crap is so much ridiculousness. They started doing this because they can charge people for 4 years for degrees that are almost worthless. It's a profit machine. There are a few 4 year degrees that are actually worth it, but they are so very few. If a person doesn't plan to get a Master's or more, best skip it. It's not worth the cost. Trades pay better, but we don't teach that.
If memory serves the German degree is a two year program. And here the typical four year degree is 120 hours...and maybe 40 of that is your actual major.
This is more on the German model, which seems to work quite well for them. Unfortunately one of the legacies of the 1960s (at least in the US) was the idea that everyone had to go to college. Full stop. And over time it grew to if you wanted to be considered a useful person in society you had to go to college. The BA or BS is nothing more than a paid high school diploma these days, which has left us woefully short in the trades and created at least a generation saddled with unnecessary debt, inflated expectations, and no idea of how to deal with failure or setbacks.
Yes! We are on the same page. I think the college crap is so much ridiculousness. They started doing this because they can charge people for 4 years for degrees that are almost worthless. It's a profit machine. There are a few 4 year degrees that are actually worth it, but they are so very few. If a person doesn't plan to get a Master's or more, best skip it. It's not worth the cost. Trades pay better, but we don't teach that.
If memory serves the German degree is a two year program. And here the typical four year degree is 120 hours...and maybe 40 of that is your actual major.