Monday Matters #24

Obama's Plan is Not the Plan

After reading arguments by Jayson Boyers and Michael Horn, I have come to agree with both of them that Obama's free education reform is not a good idea. I agree with Horn in that this nation does not need to add on to the immense debt we already face, with billions of dollars it would to achieve this program. Also, Boyer has a good point in saying that community college is not always a great option to begin with. Obama is not going to see the increased employment rates, he would like to see. If Obama wants to lower unemployment in the US he needs to work on lower college tuition as a whole and working with industry to supply college graduates with jobs after college.

Monday Matters #23

Boyers v. Horn

In these Boyers and Horn are both giving their opinions on Obama's new education reform. This reform being if students are able to maintain a certain GPA throughout their high school years, they will be able to receive free college tuition at a community college. However, both writers feel this plan if flawed, but for different reasons. Jason Boyers discusses that college is not a guarantee for success and gives fact to back that up. He feels that if Obama wants to get employment out of these community college graduates, he needs to work with industry. Michael B. Horn feels it is a good plan, however, too many problems arise as a result, such as, a piling up of debt and over populated community colleges. He feels Obama needs to just work on making all college more affordable as a whole.

Monday Matters #22

Obama, Free Community College May Not Work

In this opinion piece, written by Michael B. Horn from CNN, he gives his opinion on why Obamas free community college proposal will not work. He says that there are too many problems with the reform. One being the piling up of debt, but also over crowd the already populated community colleges. Obama believes that by sending more people to college, you are boosting the employment rate and bring more people to the middle class. However, in reality, community college is not the best place for that. Horn proposes that Obama needs not to make college open, but more affordable as a whole, similar to Jayson Boyers idea.

Monday Matters #21

Free community college? For Obama's plan to succeed business must be part of the equation

In this opinion piece written by Jayson Boyers, he discusses the problem with Obama's new free education reform. His proposal is that if students are able to put in the work they will receive free education at the next level, leading to less unemployment, higher wages, and better working class. Although good for publicity, Boyers states, this is not realistic. College is not a guarantee for success. Therefore, if if Obama really wants these goals accomplished then he is going to need to work with industry. This is the only way the free education reform will be a guarantee for success and motivate students to get good grades to get this free education.