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There is NO excuse for being uneducated
watchmaker:
Thanks to Aldo in the passive probes thread in test equipment, I did a search on free online college courses.
There are a number of services that aggregate free online courses across universities and colleges worldwide. https://learning.edx.org/ being one example.
I grew up "poor"; single uneducated "parent" in public housing. I just now lost all patience with anyone who complains they are locked out from advancing themselves.
Damn, all they have to do is stop streaming Survivor and spend that time in an online course. Don't even have to go to community college! Learning has never been more accessible!
To Hell with their whining!
coromonadalix:
well some don't even have access to that ...
even in 2024 i know some an-alphabet peoples, who managed hide their problems pretty well until i saw something ...
I i'm a partially self made man, did not got into college, university ...
now at 54, i have lost half of my life in poor jobs ... until i got lucky 2-3 years ago
and yes the "system(s)" are @#%$##
rstofer:
Many employers have tuition reimbursement programs including Taco Bell
https://scholarships360.org/financial-aid/taco-bell-tuition-assistance/
With grants and scholarships, the first two years (community college) should be essentially free. The last two years may be a challenge but there are still grants and scholarships.
Ultimately it comes down to doing the work. I worked full time and overtime all through undergrad and just full time during grad school. The Army paid for undergrad and my employer paid for grad. There wasn't much time for parties...
CatalinaWOW:
I agree that between the free libraries that are available in many parts of the world and access to the internet which is also widespread but not universal there is little excuse for being uneducated. Receiving the benefits of that education is often not as easy. Ranges from the obvious (no one in the home area has a need for the skills involved) to the stupid. Gatekeeping rules that require attendance at a university to get a degree and employers that hire by degree rather than by capability or laws that require licensing that in turn requires that piece of paper.
I have been doubly fortunate, having been on the right side of those gatekeeping functions, and also by having colleagues who somehow escaped those gates and were able to exercise their brilliance without the formal piece of paper.
coppice:
For the highly capable there are many ways to learn, and always have been. People of more modest ability, who can do quite well in a more formal learning environment, typically struggle without assistance. Highly capable people who failed to understand this thought MOOCs were going to be massive, but they failed to understand the needs of more average people. MOOCs have worked quite well for the highly capable, but have been underwhealming for the mass market.
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