A large part of that is the fucked up incentives of the univerisities themselves. I have a pet theory that they actively encourage student drinking and limit student access to helpful resources so large numbers of freshmen will wash out due to stress and trauma, allowing them to keep the huge amount of tuition money each semester while sorting for people who will more likely finish their degree without support from the university.
I went to a school that actively tries to expel people. The only positive I took away from that is it created a strong alumni network (not one I have access to, dropped out lol).
I guess there is a second positive, the strict honor code meant I could just leave stuff laying around (theft is an automatic expulsion). I almost immediately had my favorite jacket stolen when I left it on a chair next to my books in library when I went to a different school later.
Yeah having my shit too not-together at 18 to go to college was a blessing. I ski bummed / did seasonal work for a couple years and it really helped me get my shit together for college.
Nah you want people educated as early as possible. Better to have some sort of curriculum that regularly rotates between the theory/classroom type of learning and the practice/hands-on type of learning. Part of that could be learning the value of important jobs you might never take.
Yeah but also never underestimate how much is this just a CATO institute fellow being pushed back by her students on mere ideological grounds lol. Of course inmates who are literally handed a second chance would grasp it with all their might.
No student debt, no ideological intolerance, no religious tests—whoops, I mean mandatory “diversity” statements.
I've been led to believe that prisons are famous for disciplining people with physical force if necessary and thus would respect any authority regardless of ideology but it seems I was mistaken...
Prisons host numerous competing ideologies by way of "prison gangs". And while violence is common, I don't know if I'd say "respect for authority" is implicit.
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A large part of that is the fucked up incentives of the univerisities themselves. I have a pet theory that they actively encourage student drinking and limit student access to helpful resources so large numbers of freshmen will wash out due to stress and trauma, allowing them to keep the huge amount of tuition money each semester while sorting for people who will more likely finish their degree without support from the university.
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I went to a school that actively tries to expel people. The only positive I took away from that is it created a strong alumni network (not one I have access to, dropped out lol).
I guess there is a second positive, the strict honor code meant I could just leave stuff laying around (theft is an automatic expulsion). I almost immediately had my favorite jacket stolen when I left it on a chair next to my books in library when I went to a different school later.
bit idea: everyone has to work "unskilled" labor from 18-28, college is exclusively available to people aged 28+.
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Yeah having my shit too not-together at 18 to go to college was a blessing. I ski bummed / did seasonal work for a couple years and it really helped me get my shit together for college.
Going to label this Ableist, because its the perfect wrench to throw into any theory of change.
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Sure. But I can throw "ableist" at virtually anything.
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That's the spirit!
I think that mandatory retail work after high school would drastically cut down on the abuse customer facing positions have to deal with.
Nah you want people educated as early as possible. Better to have some sort of curriculum that regularly rotates between the theory/classroom type of learning and the practice/hands-on type of learning. Part of that could be learning the value of important jobs you might never take.
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Don't do americorps or teach for america, they're doing unionized work for free and undercutting people who need it to support their people.
There's other volunteer opportunities though! You can salt for a union! You can work for a shelter or charity! You can volunteer as s classroom aid!
It's less charitable but you can be a lift operators / rafting guide / backpacking guide and make no money but also not pay rent.
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Yeah but also never underestimate how much is this just a CATO institute fellow being pushed back by her students on mere ideological grounds lol. Of course inmates who are literally handed a second chance would grasp it with all their might.
lmao these persons I swear to god
Prisons, famously free of people with debts, rigid ideologies, and religious beliefs.
I've been led to believe that prisons are famous for disciplining people with physical force if necessary and thus would respect any authority regardless of ideology but it seems I was mistaken...
Prisons host numerous competing ideologies by way of "prison gangs". And while violence is common, I don't know if I'd say "respect for authority" is implicit.
Hmm point taken.