There are plenty of free education opportunities around nowadays on Internet, and not many without any access to it (at least in first world).
Rather then fight existing institutions to provide their services for free i think it would be better for poor social mobility to allow alternative venues of education as equal proof of capability to universities (which are not necessary in every case).
Last edited by Shalcker; 2020-10-22 at 08:00 AM.
Certification (and education) does not necessarily need to be provided by universities.
In fact it could be done better outside of them.
University curriculum systems are not perfectly aligned with modern employee needs.
Last edited by Shalcker; 2020-10-22 at 09:40 AM.
It is example of successful non-university approach that provides (and focuses on) actual added value for students rather then nebulous "university education".
And does it several times faster then university courses at that (so even if you fail it's not four years down the drain; and you don't even pay for failure).
Last edited by Shalcker; 2020-10-22 at 10:09 AM.
And what you think is fundamentally incorrect because it's attempting to reduce a systemic problem to a function of individual successes or failings (as usual).
The current problems with for-pay education are not going to resolve themselves by "allowing alternative venues of education" because it ignores the market incentives keeping the system of for-pay education in place as the standard - unless those incentives are addressed, it's not going to magically go away.
Y'all really need to learn that "I have an opinion" and "I have internet access" doesn't make said opinions worth any more than the bandwidth they take up unless you can actually substantiate your argument with something besides 'I feel X' or 'Well I disagree'.
Healthcare, justice, and education are three things that should be provided to citizens and residents of the state as a matter of right because they correspond directly to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness respectively.
Last edited by Elegiac; 2020-10-22 at 01:14 PM.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
New York State has an income tax of 8.82% and then new york city has an additional tax rate of 3.8%. In addition to federal income tax as well. They can just move out of New York and reduce their tax rate by like 10-12% depending on the state. And cities depend on these rich people to fund their budgets.
Without some kind of proof that you know what you're doing or talking about, like a college or university degree or a certification, or you have some kind of experience in the field, companies won't hire you.
"Free" education might be able to teach you the same things you can learn through a college, university or certification program but with no way to prove you did it, it's worthless. That proof is what costs money, and is absolutely worth it.
Also, I'm sure you noticed, that the link you provided isn't "free" education they just won't charge you until after you're hired, or so the headline says.