{"id":1507,"date":"2012-05-03T23:36:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T04:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2012-05-04T18:30:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T23:30:16","slug":"a-debate-on-the-value-of-a-college-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/2012\/05\/03\/a-debate-on-the-value-of-a-college-education\/","title":{"rendered":"A debate on the value of a college education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBDRrKIMHGo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"460\" height=\"264\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:1}\">One of my former students posted this\u00a0 documentary on the value of a college degree on Facebook. I thought that I would share this many of my friends, students, and colleagues to spark a discussion on whether or not the view of higher education has come to this point in these difficult economic times. In my opinion the documentary <!--more-->makes some valid points concerning the rise in college tuition, text book costs, and the possible future of online education. However there are a number of points in which they actively promoting their own agenda. Just keep that in mind as you watch it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJ9XITuJeXk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"460\" height=\"264\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my former students posted this\u00a0 documentary on the value of a college degree on Facebook. I thought that I would share this many of my friends, students, and colleagues to spark a discussion on whether or not the view of higher education has come to this point in these difficult economic times. 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