Will Princeton U be around in 5Yrs? We only need 50% of universities now

[CK_John]

because of this new era we are in.

Like when the world changed from an agrarian economy to the industrial age. We are now in the cyber era(robots) where productivity outstrips need for labor, thus less than 1/2 the schools are needed.

Schools need to become glorified daycare centers, wilderness camps, art and craft centers. We also need massive make work projects. There will not be enough jobs for more than 1/2 the population, and those jobs will require only the top 5% of science and engineering.

So solving the problem will be to begin by identifying the actual problem.

[denbot]

1. .

[PDJane]

2. What we need is to allow universities to be free;

learning will kickstart both the economy and human capital. That will likely fix the problem on its own; robots are high on power and resource consumption.

[name not needed]

3. Uh... what?

[quinnox]

4. Alrighty then. We will get right on it.

50% of universities closed, and the rest converted to day care centers and wilderness camps, that sounds easy enough.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. How many universities have you worked in?

[Dreamer Tatum]

6. Princeton will be around. Your stash probably won't. nt

[n2doc]

7. By your logic the actual problem is too many people

so how do you propose tackling that one?

[FSogol]

11. Self-deporatation?

[tammywammy]

8. ....

[former9thward]

9. Princeton will be around in five years.

If only because of its endowment. But many colleges and universities will disappear in the next few years because of on-line education. Many people now go to college just because they don't know what else to do. After getting a four year degree in six years they go on to grad school for the same reason.

[PotatoChip]

15. Are those online degrees worth it?

Or are they some sort of placebo for the populace left behind in the hinterlands of this new economy?

Anyone know?

[former9thward]

17. I have no idea.

But I have no respect for the current college experience. Mainly due to rampant grade inflation and 'cool' courses that have no value after you graduate.

[PotatoChip]

19. Yes, that is troublesome.

I feel sorry for the parents of children not 'launched' yet. Things seem so uncertain these days. Wondering if their children will be served a poor quality education after years of savings are dumped into it, would just add to the burden of worry. Ugh.

[FSogol]

10. LOL. Did Princeton kick your dog or steal your girl?

Even if half the Universities in this country disappeared tomorrow, Princeton would still be here.

Getting an education isn't about job training. While there are many problems with the cost of getting an education, going to college is still a good* option.

* I didn't say "only option."

[DetlefK]

12. This is a parody, right? You are angry that funding for public schools gets cut, right?

In case it's not:

The industrial era began when machinization allowed for mass-production. Machine-assisted labor replaced manual labor as the main driving-force of the economy.

We certainly live at the onset of a cyber-era, but even the First-World-countries are far removed from that new communication-technology becoming a major economic factor.

[pnwmom]

13. Princeton IS in the top 5% science and engineering. And a school with a bazillion dollar

endowment won't be going away anytime soon.

[RZM]

14. Princeton's endowment is about $17 billion

They will be around for some time to come.

[CK_John]

18. The President just gave his solution (11:00am speech) by new rating system for universities to get

to get aid and students will have to fast track their studies and grades to continue with loan aid. Sounds like a way to get rid of unneeded schools.

[cali]

16. lol. yes. Podunk U. may not be, but Princeton surely will.

[GeorgeGist]

20. ' ... thus less than 1/2 the schools are needed. '

Got any data to back this up?

[CK_John]

24. Well known info 50% of graduates can not find employment in their field.

[LondonReign2]

21. Errrmmmmmm.....

Like...what?

[Cali_Democrat]

22. CK_John....

one of your best yet

[Myrina]

23. If it is, it may have gone the way of Purdue ...

... not only did (Bush Budget Director, IN GOP Governor, now Purdue President) Mitch Daniels want to get rid of Howard Zinn's books, he wanted to mandate teaching of the idiot William Bennett's America-uber-alles mythology.

Say buh bye to critical thinking, liberals studies and pretty much most meaningful discourse if the "reformers" have their way.