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College hoax thread
Saturday May 10, 2008
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Rod Dreher
@ 1:07pm
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I enjoyed college enormously, but I also really like sewing and cooking (problem: the handcrafts traditionally assigned to women for some reason don't pay as well as the ones mostly done by men, like construction. Indeed, mostly they don't pay at all.) Now my hands are starting to freeze up from arthritis, so I couldn't do hand-work, even though at this stage of my life I could probably spare the time to do it. Foo.
Posted by: Marian Neudel | May 11, 2008 3:25 PM
People still interested in this topic might read the post on Marginal Revolution for May 11th called Why Aren't More People Going To College? by Tyler Cowen.
Posted by: Don | May 12, 2008 11:26 AM
As TomP at the DailyKos posts:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/12/162948/830/226/514370
Where is lead paint concentrated? In urban neighborhoods where slumlords rent to people too poor to escape their fate or prevent the same poisoning of their kids ...
Posted by: Clare Krishan | May 12, 2008 6:24 PM
I live in one of those urban neighborhoods and despite a $100K renovation, I proabably still have lead paint somewhere (under the low VOC laxtex) in the house (on the older windows, the radiators, door frame, etc).
In my little part of the world the why of why go to college needs a stronger arguement. I've seen one two many young black men drop out of college because the streets, friends, baby-mommas draw them away. We'd do more good with a solid vocational educational track that trains plumbers, electricians, and other professions that require me to be home between the hours of 10am and 3pm.
Posted by: Mari | May 14, 2008 12:27 PM
Sorry "two" should be "too" and 'arguement' should be 'argument'.
Posted by: Mari | May 14, 2008 1:10 PM
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