Comments by "Sandy Weld" (@65minimom) on "Student Debt in the 1980s vs. Now" video.

  1. Today's education is for profit, a disgrace! Parents are going broke & schools are not training our kids for employment. I got a B.S. from a PA state university in 1967 & my tuition was $400 a year! My mother was a widow with 4 kids so I lived at home & worked as a waitress to pay my own expenses. I got a teaching job within 2 weeks of getting a degree & 75% of my grad work was paid by the school district. Of course, all of this was possible under REAL democrats JFK & LBJ and before Reagan, Clinton, Bushes, Obama & Trump all got in bed with Wall Street & b-4 Citizens United!
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  2. Senator Sanders, I am a progressive & supporter of yours but I wish you would tweak your message a bit to make it more practical for today's jobs & more marketable to the general public, both democrats & republicans. Unfortunately, this means eliminating illegal immigrants from any government college assistance - not because I personally believe this because I don't but because of the general atmosphere in Trump's hated-filled America. Instead of saying "free college for everyone" please revise to say 2 years tuition free for U.S. CITIZENS ATTENDING community colleges or trade schools or state licensing programs (CNA, EMT, etc) or first 2 yrs towards BS at STATE colleges - with exceptions for 4 yrs paid in degree programs in engineering, math & sciences. Kids with a C+ average studying other disciplines could apply for 3% student loans to complete last 2 yrs for BS degree at STATE colleges, tuition capped at $3,000 per semester. We need to direct our gifted kids into curriculum to prepare for jobs where the US companies are currently employing foreigners w work visas because they say American kids are not qualified & hard to argue this point because they aren't. We are now ranked 37th in world in math! When I was young, we were #1. What happened? George Bush & core curriculum! For those entering low paying public service fields such as teaching, social work, etc, loans would be forgiven after 3 years of satisfactory work for the state. Same forgiveness should apply to doctors' med school if they work for government in under-served areas.
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  3. LoveMeKissAndHugMe - WHY? Because your friends are? Or are your parents rich? or snobs? Get a 2 yr associates in a marketable field.
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  4. Erick The Wise -Exactly & I wish Bernie would change his rhetoric to this because it makes sense & would receive more support from the general populace.
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  5. Mary Dahm - getting a BS is not a guarantee of an educated work force if there is NO WORK! A degree is not a guarantee of an good education either - it all depends on where you attend & your major.
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  6. Olivia P - no employers do not pay anymore! Yes, but countries who do pay for schooling are not at war!!!! State schools are less expensive but still require student loans for most. What jobs will be available upon graduation that will offset cost of 4yr degree? Community college or trade schools are much better
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  7. Joel Ferguson - and your story is too common - sorry!
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  8. Alma OG & Mary Dahm - Agree! I was born at the right time! I was a cusp boomer, 1945 :) Sisters / agents of change! As early feminists, born to the good fight, each in our own way! I graduated in 1967 from West Chester Uni, PA state tuition sr year was $400! My mother was a widow, 4 kids so I worked. Like all girls from lower middle class, first in family to get a degree, I was a teacher however I did change fields to a headhunter / financial services! I lasted 15 years, only 2 women in the field (until Bill Clinton,) sold advertising for 5 yrs- Go figure lol Now I am a Working & Teaching Artist p/t with VSA & on amazon & poor again :) (Google Sandy Weld, Artist) My "story" is impossible for kids today - not because my story is special but because I had choices & the security of knowing that I would always have that teaching certification & 7 years of experience, bought & paid for, an asset not a liability & I loved it but I also needed adventure... These kids will never have that confidence to take a risk to fail. Mostly, they feel that they do not have the freedom to fight for freedom! These kids are indentured servants of the state! I have disagreement with Bernie's platform only because I do not think that all kids should go to "college" but I do think that all kids should have a choice for state-funded education that supports their dreams by attaining life skills & some way of being independent financially. What happened to Vo-tech? Accredited trade schools? Blessings!
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