Confound4082

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[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you're referring to the FE and PE tests as being required. They are required to be able to get the extra cert, but not to be am engineer. Most engineers are not PEs, and you don't have to pass the FE exam to be an engineer.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Been a proton visionary subscriber for a number of years now. I am satisfied with it and do not regret leaving that part of the android ecosystem.

I did just get an email invitation for a photobackup beta program, so i am excited to see what that us about.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Make sure to keep him away from any open wells

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Another homeschooler chiming in, my circles actually tended to perform better than our local public/private schooled friends on the SAT/ACT, and myself and a lot of my friends went in to some sort of STEM field.

Granted, there is a spectrum. As a homeschooling parent now I see a different side of this community. There are some kids that really should be in a school system because they aren't being taught what they need to be taught. I don't agree completely with the video, but John Oliver has a decent video he posted recently on homeschooling.

Side note, it's really hard to find a balanced, not white-washed, Christian/not at odds with our worldview, but not Christian nationalist history curriculum. We have a worldview and want our kids to be educated in a manner that matches our world view, but we want them to learn accurately what happened throughout history. I might end up having to buy the curriculum in the article, it sounds promising.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, but governments are strongly effected by public opinion. Notice how much less you're hearing about Ukraine/Russia right now?

Media tends to be a lot more focused on large events, which can help shift public opinion

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Not all degrees can be done in a classroom with a projector

Context.

I am a non traditional student, who has spent a significant amount of time working between highschool and college. The degree is about $18k/year for tuition. My STEM degree has a track record of 100% job placement, in your degree field, within one year of graduation. and, with a BS, average starting salary is approaching $80k.

With average rent and stuff, lets call it about $25k/year for the degree. Maybe $30k.

Is there stuff that the university is spending money on that they shouldn't? Yes. But, we also have many millions of dollars in equipment, some for undergrad, and some for graduated program use. All that equipment/lab spaces takes up space, and that equipment, our professors, and the reputation of our graduates are what makes the companies want to hire from pur school. We're not even that big of a school, but we have a large reputation for academics.

If you started cutting funding and forcing downsizing, you're losing decades of experience im teaching, many hundreds of millions in labs and equipment, and reducing the quality of the education that can be offered.

Now, I will grant you that some schools are too expensive, or degrees aren't worth the cost. And yes, changes in student loan structures are needed, but blanket statements, like that loans should be made illegal, is painting the issue with too broad of a brush stroke. What about making student loans able to be discharged in bankruptcy, and not being federally guaranteed? That could create an environment where loan companies are denying loans based on the cost vs income potential of the degree. Even with that though, we want to be very careful that it is structured in a way that is not going to disenfranchise low income students or minorities. Some degrees will either disappear, or get a lot cheaper. If you can't get a loan for a $400k underwater basket weaving degree, then it will either go away, or get cheaper.

A lot of programs need space and equipment to effectively produce a good product. You don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Signal is pretty great. Convincing your contacts to switch over is the next challenge.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I make eye contact and just go, it's why I have life insurance.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't mind helping either. Though, a few other peOpie would be nice. I'm in the middle of a gut and remodel, while living in the house. The end is in sight though

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you don't mind sharing, what education do you have, and what are you currently doing for work?

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

If you have android, try revanced

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