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New journalists are expected to have a foundation in media law and ethics. They're expected to have a basic understanding of AP style, of how a newsroom works, how the newsgathering process works. The vast majority of journalists get that knowledge through some combination of college courses and working at a college newspaper/tv station/radio station. Does the degree matter? No. But having the opportunity to attend those courses and be part of that college newsroom is vital, so going to college is pretty damn important for a journalist.

Also, to use your music teacher as an example - A person with great experience isn't necessarily a great teacher. Ted Williams was one of the best hitters ever. He stunk as a manager. Why? Because he couldn't understand why mere mortals couldn't do what he did.

Does your excellent musician know multiple instruments? Does the musician know how to construct a curriculum so that the information taught is actually retained? What's the grading process? What's the advancement process? Teaching certifications help nascent educators grasp all of the details to teaching, not just the knowledge part.

I'm all for modifying the college experience. There should be more community and vo-tech courses available. College should be looked as an option, not a requirement, for people to get jobs. The understanding should be if they want something that requires a deeper base of education like being a teacher, doctor, lawyer, etc, they should go to college. If they want something more hands-on, they should go to vo-tech. Maybe journalists could be in a two-year program instead of four. I'm open to all of that. But some professions still need certification.

 

1. A student who stays in-state helps the local economy more than one who goes out-of-state, no matter where he/she ends up living after graduation.

2. Hathaway scholarships (Wyoming) are not available to out-of-state students. Neither are New York State's, or Georgia's. So a kid from South Dakota cannot go to school at UW for free. There would still be plenty of incentive to stay in state.

3. Did it "cheapen the quality of education" when public schools became the norm for everyone, instead of less than half the population? Did it "cheapen the quality of education" when college enrollment doubled after WWII and the average Joe had a chance at a degree, instead of just the elite? I don't think so.

4. In most instances, the Hathaway scholarship (Wyoming) does not cover the entire cost of tuition. But it certainly makes school more affordable, and lessens the student debt upon graduating, which gives the graduate more money to spend on food, housing, etc., things that directly impact the economy, instead of paying off student debt so some bank can make even more money.

I don't give a crap what kind of college experience the Aunt Becky-rich kids have. But the qualified poor should have an equal shot at an affordable public education, which the Hathaway scholarships and others of that nature help provide.

 

Good answer.

A Supreme Court justice, FWIW, doesn’t have to be certified in anything.

 

Qualified...academically?

They have an equal shot now, don’t they? Through scholarships?

 

LOL.

 

While there is no written certification, it is understood that justices under consideration for a Supreme Court post have certain qualifications that require certifications. Even William Howard Taft, who took one of the most unique paths to the Court, earned a bachelor of laws degree and was a judge prior to becoming President (and thus prior to becoming a Supreme Court Justice).

So while it may be unwritten, it's understood that SCJ's must have graduated law school and have been practicing judges at lower levels of the Justice system prior to their nomination to the SC.

 

Just following Trump's example of using the government to settle personal scores.

 

Nope. "Reward your friends and punish your enemies" is Politics 101, from small town city councils to the White House.

I mean, sure, Trump is the exemplar, but McConnell was playing this game long before Trump.

 

Please. Equal schmequal. Compare the number and amounts of scholarships available to students from rich suburban schools to those from the hillbilly south, emptying rural Buffalo Commons, rural Rustbelt or the inner city.

But you already know this.

 

Hillary!

 

And hell, where are they going to learn to shoot? Surely they need training for that.