Re:China bans for-profit school tutoring in sweeping overhaul
by sumnole on Sunday July 25, 2021 @08:29AM
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We're seeing similar in the United States. Parents are expected to take on 6 figure debts to pay for their children's college education. If you don't have a college degree, with few exceptions your career is vocational. We could stop looking down on this alternative vocational path, and we could have a free public higher education system but there's too much money to be made in selling degrees and dreams.
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Re:China bans for-profit school tutoring in sweeping overhaul
by elteto on Sunday July 25, 2021 @09:58AM
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No one is expected to take on 6 figure debts. There are plenty of public universities that can rival Ivies and many elite, private universities have extensive aid programs. You can complete an engineering degree in an in-state school for less than $30k debt after aid.
People still get on absurd levels of debt but there’s a large personal decision component there.