Jeb Bush and Hilary Clinton, two leading presidential candidates, both agree that higher education is too far out of reach for many Americans. Bush claims that with technology higher education can be accessed by more Americans, Clinton also agreed. But she also voiced her opinion that it is incomparable to a classroom experience full of peers to share ideas.
I agree that higher education is financially impossible for most people in the United States. But I also think that college is not for everyone. I think we prioritize College in our culture when many students attend and flounder or attend sub par academic institutions that hand out credentials. There are many different type of intelligences and traditional higher ed is meant for one type. I think we need to think about how to make higher ed reachable but also supply other quality alternatives like trade schools and apprenticeships.
Rucker, Philip (March 24, 2014). "Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush say higher education is out of reach for too many." Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/24/hillary-clinton-jeb-bush-say-higher-education-is-out-of-reach-for-too-many/.
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