Trump has a really stupid idea (OK, he has lots of stupid ideas, but one in particular) about giving all the grants currently going to Harvard to tech. schools instead.
Now, money for vocational training is a Good Thing, and Robert Reich has a good take on that. I was a really crappy student (mostly because I was lazy…I’m not proud of that, but facts are facts), and my highest academic credential is an Associate Degree in Electronic Technology from a proprietary technical school. It was during my time there that I discovered computer programming, and I still remember the PDP-8 machine language. 😎
But that’s not anything that Trump cares about. He’s just lashing out like a 2-year-old because Harvard told him “no”. There are some signs that folks are beginning to see that, and we can hope that that’ll make a difference in the mid-terms next year—if we still have elections by then.
I taught in an electrical engineering technology program at a community college for a long time. It’s a great program. About 1/3rd of grads get immediate employment as techs. The other 2/3rds go on for a BS and become engineers. BUT…
These are teaching colleges. You can get a great education there, but there is virtually NO formal research going on. That’s not what they are there for. Sure, I think giving them better funding is a good idea, but taking money from Harvard (or any large research institution) is an extraordinarily dumb move. They’re different things. It’s like saying you’re going to use oranges in your apple pie from now on because you’re peeved at the apple growers in NY or Washington state. Good luck with that.
“He’s just lashing out like a 2-year-old because Harvard told him “no”.”
Must be nice for him to be able to do that, I suppose.
(Not like there are any adults in the room)