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April 16, 2015 · 12:00 pm

College Talk #1 – To Go or Not

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College Talk #1 – To go or Not to go…
Assignment – post to google classroom (copy questions)
Yes it is worth it – MSNBC (11/17/11)
Degree – Payoff is growing– New York Times (9/21/10)
What’s more expensive than going? Not going. – Atlantic (2012)
Yes, a college degree is worth the cost– USA Today (12/6/11)

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November 10, 2013 · 6:00 am

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Assignment is due by Wednesday November 13 11:59 PM. It’s thirty points.

Everybody in this class is gone…gone…gone…next year.

You maybe be in Germay or Ghana or at Ferris University, MCC or GVSU or Brown University in Rhode Island. Because of that our focus remains the same – what will you be doing in the Fall of 2014? That’s key for all of you.

With that in mind I will continue to move you in a direction that forces you to take on issues that deal with the inevitable. So, this assignment is again a google docs assignment. Everybody is included on this one. Germans, Ghanans, Pauline, and Americans. So, here’s the deal…

You may choose to comment on one of four paragraphs located here. I’ve provided links surrounding three issues 1 – Careers and College majors. 2 – Four year degrees are not for Everybody. 3 – Smart poor kids can go to really good colleges. 4 – Take a gap year. Pick one of the four.

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