Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:42 AM
What are you asking here.
People who aren't cut out for college shouldn't be in high school?
FlorxToday at 5:42 AM
No..?
"What happens if they aren't cut out for those first two years"
Then they probably aren't cut out for the rest of college
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:44 AM
You're the one making it seem like people have these first two years of college for free like some kind of drug sample.
And if they can't take any more of it, then they drop out, waste two years of their lives, thousands of dollars of educational subsidies and get nothing?
FlorxToday at 5:44 AM
I mean
If you didn't completely flunk out, you'd still leave with an Associate's
Ideally you should measure yourself for that first year or so
Decide if it's something you believe you can handle
And if you can, but you're having trouble, you work harder and keep going
If you can't, you cut your losses and leave
That's how life works with virtually anything
Do you think they should get some pansy-ass conciliation prize instead?
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:46 AM
What the hell is an associates
FlorxToday at 5:46 AM
It's a degree
Lower than a bachelor's
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:47 AM
Why not just make an associates be what you get at the end of high school.
FlorxToday at 5:47 AM
Because that's a diploma
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:47 AM
Precisely
FlorxToday at 5:47 AM
it is awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two or three years where it is a level of qualification between a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor's degree.
They're two different things
A diploma means you went to school, which you're legally required to go to, short of some various exemptions
An associate's means you got off your ass and did something with your life for 2-3 years
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:49 AM
Is a high school diploma useful?
FlorxToday at 5:50 AM
Generally, yes
If you don't have a diploma, or a GED, you're going to have a hard time getting a job if you don't have any experience otherwise
Mr. AnonToday at 5:50 AM
Is going to school at all useful :ThinkingChromosomes:
FlorxToday at 5:50 AM
Debateable:
Addendum*
Is going to school useful? Yes
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:51 AM
Would you trust a high school graduate with real world tasks.
FlorxToday at 5:51 AM
Is going to school more useful/cost effective than educating yourself through self-study?
Mr. AnonToday at 5:51 AM
Pick your battles @Florx
FlorxToday at 5:51 AM
That's a bigger question
I would trust a high-school graduate with certain tasks, to then further assess their capbilities
Then at a later date sit them down to talk to them about their performance, and whether or not I believe they're a good fit
If I were an empoloyer, that is
Alexander !KrysTaLpiAToday at 5:52 AM
Would you trust an associates holder any further than a high school graduate? How much further? Does this justify spending the time and money you would spend to get an associates?
FlorxToday at 5:53 AM
I would trust someone with an associate's of science with a focus in computer science to do the same basic tasks that involve computers which I do, more than I would trust a high school graduate
My time in college has allowed me to get a job which has more than paid for what I put into college
I cannot speak for every other field, as I have no experience in them, but I imagine that it would be similar.