Tag: cost

  • I owe, I owe, its off to work I go…Is College Worth It?

    I saw a link to the College Loan Debt Clock which in turn led me to the New York Times article linked in this post’s title.  It seems that for the first time in (recent?) history in this country the total debt that individuals accumulate to go to college has exceeded credit card debt.  According…

  • More on popping bubbles

    Two articles caught my attention in the last week.  One, published in the highly respected journal Nature is a criticism of the current system of education at the PhD level.  The second article is on the TechCrunch web site and looks at entrepreneur Peter Thiel who sees a rapidly inflating bubble in higher education.Both articles…