SDA’s own “Captain Capitalism” has written a new guide to protecting your wallet from the evil clutches of Big Education.
Among his recommended uses;
“Worthless” should be airlifted and dropped into OWS camps.
So apparently, heavy enough to do proper damage!
In short, “Worthless” is the timeliest book in years that not only explains to a lot of people why they can’t find jobs, but has a nearly incalculable potential for good in that it will prevent future youths from making such a horrendous mistake.
That and it should, in theory, cut off the vital flow of brainwashable children and their tuition dollars into “Big Education.” Which would do more to fight against socialism and tyranny than most realize.
Oh, we realize it all right. You can buy the book at Amazon.
don’t forget Canada’s very own [and very funny] James Cunningham and his book/lecture/standup program:
Funny Money
a great resource on money: what it is, what it does, where it comes from, where it goes and how to avoid coming out of college or university with a huge debt and a deer in the headlights look on your face.
must read for anyone in high school or beyond…
http://www.funnymoneyinc.com/
Shucks howdy! Thanks Kate!
16-22 year olds spent $100 billion last year.
and earned only $5.6 billion.
the sooner they discover that mom and dad won’t pay for everything, forever and that student loans are like bad hangovers that don’t go away, the better off they’ll all be…
http://www.funnymoneyinc.com/highschool/canada.html
[disclaimer, James is a friend but his book helped my daughter make a university plan that doesn’t require me to pay for it. she wants to earn it and own it. it’ll just take longer to get her degree as she works and travels while taking courses. thanks, James…]
and don’t forget the estimable VDH:
The Fannie and Freddie University
http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson112311PF.html
I’ll buy it, but was thinking it should be bundled with “The Benefits of Socialism”
under the broader “Education” umbrella, the BC Teachers Union has been mandating their membership send home report cards with no grades or other info on it, as a form of job action. Just received my son’s report card yesterday and yes, that is the case. Very tacky.
I wonder how the teacher would feel if I sent, on the last day of school before Christmas break, a Christmas card with no words written on it, a nicely wrapped gift with nothing in it, and a tray of baked good with – no baked goods on it. Smirk.
After the revolution all those folks with useless degrees are gonna be picking peaches and bucking hay so it’s all good, comrades. Because all that nice cash that capitalism generates that lets you make all those student loand and run BigEd isn’t going to be there. Just another proof that people get exactly the government they deserve.
Most of ’em don’t know how to do (gasp) manual labour glenn,might get their delicate hands dirty.
A graduate of the school of hard knocks.
Learned a second language (English) in grade 1.
Learned to type in grade 9.
Learned about double entry accounting in grade 10.
Dropped out.
Destined to be a farmer.
Nothing wrong with that, but had a greater interest in electronics, so. . .
Found my way to a career in the field of computers.
Nose to the grindstone.
Self study.
On the job training.
There always was opportunity to be found, and there still is – you just have to look for it.
Now happily retired.
I hope the Captian included lots of pictures and used small words because judging from coverage of OWS, functional literacy is an issue with the target group.
I tried to bribe my way into an apprenticeshit. not even that worked.
I just picked up a copy of Peter M. Senge’s “The Fifth Discipline”. He quotes the late W. Edwards Deming, the legendary management analyst:
“Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people.”
And,
“We will never transform the prevailing system of management without transforming our prevailing system of education.
They are the same system.”
Ergo, the system of management that managed us into this great financial crisis, is the same system that is generating high school graduates that can’t read, and university graduates that can’t get jobs.
Looks like Deming was right. Too bad he’s passed on. He might have some useful ideas to get us out of this mess.