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PostIcon Posted on: Aug. 12 2014,11:57  Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Thanks to Alanis Morrissette, I can't tell anymore. But anyway:

http://www.gatesnotes.com/Educati....Remarks

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The United States is actually pretty good at getting students into higher-ed programs. But our completion rates are shockingly low. The United States has the highest dropout rate of any developed country for kids who start a higher-ed program. And that has a huge impact on their ability to build a career and earn a good living.


Guess who said that.
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Well, given the URL you posted...

But, he's a pretty special case. I'm guessing for more average joes, college grad degree matter more.

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The assumption is that everybody is college material, and if only everybody could just get a degree, they'd be so much better off.

Bill Gates is smart enough to know that's bullshit, so I wonder if he really believes it.
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Well, if they're good enough to get INTO college, surely they are good enough to finish, and only life circumstances are preventing them.

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Um, no.  Not all colleges have strict entrance requirements.

Yes, there are a lot of people that have no business getting a four-year degree.  Most of those would do well in a six-month to two-year technical program, though.

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I should have made my sarcasm more obvious, sorry.

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Oh.  No, my mistake.  

I hear that sort of thing said seriously all too often, sadly.

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