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re: Google has a plan to disrupt the college degree
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:LSU used to have both BS & BA in Econ.
hell, isn't Econ a BA in most/many colleges?
No idea if that’s still the case.
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Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:42 pm to Bullfrog
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LSU used to have both BS & BA in Econ. No idea if that’s still the case.
The BA was substantially easier. Very little math, statistics, etc., compared to the BS. A lot of people got on the BS track not knowing the difference.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:45 pm to Jim Rockford
I’m good with this. This whole idea that you have to be a college graduate to have a good job is bullshite.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:46 pm to MimosaRouge
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They should also get rid of the H1Bs. There are a lot of unemployed Americans who would be glad to do those jobs.
An outright ban on H1Bs wouldn't be great but to raise the floor on the minimum salary would be beneficial since organizations (Disney) wouldn't be able to replace entire IT staff with these workers.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:54 pm to msutiger
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Good. Someone needed to disrupt the system. Please explain to me why someone getting a degree in economics needs two semesters in French? Just extra tuition is all it is
Much of the increase in tuitions go toward expanding middle management, things like Dept of Outreach and Diversity.
It's only a matter of time before they are pressured to include some sort of mandatory "diversity training" so the people currently employed by the colleges can have something to do other than riot.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:57 pm to msutiger
Universities are desperately trying to hold onto the idea that it’s of the utmost importance to be well rounded, but the market is showing it does not agree with some exceptions. College is becoming a dinosaur with diminishing ROI and exorbitant costs.
if you desire to be well rounded, grab a library card or hit up some SkillShare online, and avoid the extra tuition costs.
if you desire to be well rounded, grab a library card or hit up some SkillShare online, and avoid the extra tuition costs.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 12:58 pm to Jim Rockford
these things exist already, but I'm sure Google will bring some validity and cache to the whole thing
it's about time higher learning was disrupted. This will be the new trade school
it's about time higher learning was disrupted. This will be the new trade school
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:00 pm to msutiger
To be fair, the purpose of taking courses outside of your focus is to make you well rounded. Obviously those courses get overlooked by most students, and some have been weaponized to a degree. But college =/= job training, or at least it shouldn’t.
That said, plenty of people don’t need to go to college.
That said, plenty of people don’t need to go to college.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:05 pm to msutiger
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Good. Someone needed to disrupt the system. Please explain to me why someone getting a degree in economics needs two semesters in French? Just extra tuition is all it is
So you'd take 4 years of economics / shite related directly to economics?
And you'd want to hire a person who'd done that for 4 years?
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:40 pm to Jim Rockford
Google finally doing something good, they’re fricking someone somehow
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:45 pm to Jim Rockford
Google doesn't care about whether or not people have economic security - they want more qualified people applying for their positions. The more qualified applicants there are, the more positions they can fill at a lower cost.
It's about cheaper labor for them, not some fulfillment of corporate idealism.
It's about cheaper labor for them, not some fulfillment of corporate idealism.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:51 pm to DeafJam73
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This whole idea that you have to be a college graduate to have a good job is bullshite.
This is the natural course when you subsidize an activity.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:54 pm to DeafJam73
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I’m good with this. This whole idea that you have to be a college graduate to have a good job is bullshite.
Before WWII, most jobs, including professional and managerial jobs, didn't require a degree. It started with the GI Bill, whose purpose was, in part, to keep millions of veterans from all landing in the job market at the same time. One of the ways to spread out the impact was to send a lot of them to college for a few years.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 1:59 pm to Bullfrog
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LSU used to have both BS & BA in Econ.
Same at USM when I was there. You could choose the BA option and dodge all those stultifying MIS classes.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 2:01 pm to JDPndahizzy
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The article mentions a similar program already in place for $49/mo.
I figured it would be way more than that
I imagine there will be quite the opportunity for ad revenue for Google.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 2:04 pm to DeafJam73
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This whole idea that you have to be a college graduate to have a good job is bullshite.
We’ll tell that to all the 50-80 year olds who told their kids they wouldn’t make it without a college degree.
Of course universities don’t care because they’re bringing in more money than ever going from a place of high learning to a degree factory.
So the value of most degrees depletes while education costs continue to rise, and we wonder why stuff like Occupy Wall Street and Antifa have blown up in the last 15 years.
The truth is unless your degree is from a major that still has value (Stem degrees for the most part) its probably not worth going to college.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 2:05 pm to Jim Rockford
Idiocracy actually predicted this.
"I got my law degree at Google U."
"I got my law degree at Google U."
Posted on 8/21/20 at 2:07 pm to Jim Rockford
I'll give it a trial run. Wonder if it can be done at night or on the weekends. Be good time for me to make a lateral move and get out of my current industry
Posted on 8/21/20 at 2:07 pm to jimbeam
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To be fair, the purpose of taking courses outside of your focus is to make you well rounded.
An outdated concept in a world where specialization is increasingly more important for gaining and maintaining employment and access to global information networks is practically universal in most well-industrialized societies.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 2:10 pm to Jim Rockford
you shouldn't need a college diploma to have economic security
Wild that Google gets it.
Wild that Google gets it.
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