Free community college!

[cstone]

As MarkCO pointed out, many skilled trades already pay better than most degree fields. Add to this, most college graduates are carrying tens of thousands in debt into their first job. Contrast that with people who are paid a good wage to complete an apprenticeship in most skilled trades which leads to a good paying job.

Teenager as an age group is an invention of early 20th century America. I am dismayed by the prolonged childhood so many potentially productive human beings are being subjected to in our nation. While there is no need to put a child to work in a factory at the age of 12, the concept that we are seriously talking about adding grades 13 and 14 to the public school system is just ludicrous IMO.

My hope is that this is a ploy by the President to develop another issue to use against Republicans to show how heartless and uncaring they are by not taking care of the children...yes, the 18, 19, and 20 year old children.

I apologize to the many responsible and mature 16+ year olds who are working for what they want their future to be. They are obviously not the children the President is appealing to with this proposition.

[brutal]

As MarkCO pointed out, many skilled trades already pay better than most degree fields. Add to this, most college graduates are carrying tens of thousands in debt into their first job. Contrast that with people who are paid a good wage to complete an apprenticeship in most skilled trades which leads to a good paying job.

Teenager as an age group is an invention of early 20th century America. I am dismayed by the prolonged childhood so many potentially productive human beings are being subjected to in our nation. While there is no need to put a child to work in a factory at the age of 12, the concept that we are seriously talking about adding grades 13 and 14 to the public school system is just ludicrous IMO.

My hope is that this is a ploy by the President to develop another issue to use against Republicans to show how heartless and uncaring they are by not taking care of the children...yes, the 18, 19, and 20 year old children.

I apologize to the many responsible and mature 16+ year olds who are working for what they want their future to be. They are obviously not the children the President is appealing to with this proposition.

That should be grades E1 E2 E3 E4 for those two years after High School.