This is a difficult question. Yes. Education in the US is too expensive but there is another side of the coin.
My nephew works as a recruiter/counselor for the University of Phoenix. This is, if you don't know, one of the biggest scam "colleges" going. His job, because he spent 20 years in the navy, is to recruit former members of the military to the program AND hold their hands to get them through it. The first part is a snap. The government benefits pay for pretty much everything and UP regards them as a cash cow to be milked with gusto.
But...way too many of them simply cannot do it. They flunk out in droves. These are not necessarily guys who had their brains scrambled by an IED. Those we let rot on the side of the road. No, these guys could have spent 4 years sailing around the central Pacific in a carrier or chilling at an air base somewhere. But the discipline of the military does not translate well to the discipline of the classroom. These are mainly online courses and they can't do it....or won't do it. But it has nothing to do with the cost.
What it might have to do with is this.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/22/army.ex...index.html
To get a 31 on the test basically means you have a pulse. But it sure as shit does not mean that the guys who scores a 32 is going to be college material when he gets out.
My nephew works as a recruiter/counselor for the University of Phoenix. This is, if you don't know, one of the biggest scam "colleges" going. His job, because he spent 20 years in the navy, is to recruit former members of the military to the program AND hold their hands to get them through it. The first part is a snap. The government benefits pay for pretty much everything and UP regards them as a cash cow to be milked with gusto.
But...way too many of them simply cannot do it. They flunk out in droves. These are not necessarily guys who had their brains scrambled by an IED. Those we let rot on the side of the road. No, these guys could have spent 4 years sailing around the central Pacific in a carrier or chilling at an air base somewhere. But the discipline of the military does not translate well to the discipline of the classroom. These are mainly online courses and they can't do it....or won't do it. But it has nothing to do with the cost.
What it might have to do with is this.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/22/army.ex...index.html
Quote:Study: Nearly a quarter of takers fails Army entrance exam
Quote:Recruits must score at least a 31 on the test to meet minimum eligibility requirements. Higher scores can qualify recruits for enlistment bonuses and advanced training.
"In every state in America, the military turns away remarkably high percentages of applicants who, despite their high school diplomas, lack the reading, math, science and problem-solving skills needed to serve in the armed forces," the study says.
To get a 31 on the test basically means you have a pulse. But it sure as shit does not mean that the guys who scores a 32 is going to be college material when he gets out.
