tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post7145830013578642393..comments2024-03-04T21:50:12.306+11:00Comments on Upon Hope: Over EducatedMark Moncrieffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-68274321908943111142014-04-15T01:34:13.877+10:002014-04-15T01:34:13.877+10:00Dear Mr. Richardson
I've experienced those hu...Dear Mr. Richardson<br /><br />I've experienced those huge numbers of applicants for a job as well, unfortunately for me from the other side. To keep some people in jobs the current system frauds others into thinking it can provide them with a future, for some it does but for most it does not. The current system is a scam, one that is morally criminal, but sadly not actually criminal. <br /><br />Mark MoncrieffMark Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-15607504851978134612014-04-14T09:32:09.830+10:002014-04-14T09:32:09.830+10:00Mark, I like your idea about university funding. T...Mark, I like your idea about university funding. The current system is deeply flawed as universities are funded simply on the basis of getting students to sign on to a course, regardless of the job prospects at the end. This means that some courses are grossly oversubscribed - at my school it's not uncommon for there to be 100 applicants for an English teacher's position. The other great problem is that there is an increasing demand that students stay longer at university to complete master's degrees in order to qualify for a career, which then adds to student debt. To rack up vast sums in student debt and then have a poor chance of finding a position in the field is demoralising for young people.Mark Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961688379656119701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-47397473748949327202014-04-12T12:32:06.200+10:002014-04-12T12:32:06.200+10:00Dear Mr. Panther
I think alot of jobs that are cu...Dear Mr. Panther<br /><br />I think alot of jobs that are currently done at University level would be better if done as apprenticeships. Teaching is one that should be done both on the job and away from the job. Currently they do teaching rounds, but only after they have spent a considerable amount of time at University. Many drop out as soon as they experience the actual classroom. This is bad for the individual and for the education system....but not for the education industry.<br /><br />And we get to fund it!<br /><br />Mark MoncrieffMark Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-74566835410570975442014-04-11T16:05:21.060+10:002014-04-11T16:05:21.060+10:00I am becoming more and more sympathetic to the vie...I am becoming more and more sympathetic to the view that the state should not fund university places at all, or at least restructure funding in the form of a limited number of public scholarships. You are right that many who are at university really should not be there: they leave with crippling debts at a tender age for degrees that will barely help them in the world of work any more than if they had not gone to university at all. We should not be encouraging this practice. Instead, I think practical vocational education--actual training in real skills for real jobs--should be encouraged more for those unsuited to university. Things like apprenticeships also have the benefit of being semi paid jobs rather than debt mines.Npinkpantherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356300503647396779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-75816400500768478962014-04-11T01:44:56.359+10:002014-04-11T01:44:56.359+10:00Dear Mr. Doom
If you want absurd heres some more,...Dear Mr. Doom<br /><br />If you want absurd heres some more, more than 100,000 people work in the Higher Education industry. That is roughly 1% of everyone who has a job in Australia, from groundsmen to Professors. <br /><br />Mark Moncrieff Mark Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-64661943587119416052014-04-10T10:30:57.418+10:002014-04-10T10:30:57.418+10:00Wanting 40% of the population to be university &qu...Wanting 40% of the population to be university "educated" is simply absurd. But it suits the Left since it ensures that political indoctrination continues after school.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com