Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes 9.23.10

So we pay a ton of money to our head football coach and his staff. And already they have a secondary NCAA infraction?

Color me disappointed.

I didn’t know he was on our staff. We were in the game (and probably should have won) against NU back in 2004 solely because of his awful play

Now we have a reason for the loss last Friday. Once we get this corrected, we’re all set. 10-2 baby!

but i agree with a lot of what’s in the newsweek article…college should be about learning and preparing young people to contribute meaningfully to society…it seems that we’ve gotten out of whack. too many people (not just athletes) go to college for the wrong reasons and come out totally unprepared with the skills necessary to land a good, productive, meaningful job.

i know too many people who have gone to college, gotten an education, journalism, or some such other degree who end up as pharma sales reps or some other marginally necessary position, because they have no real skills.

i think it would be nice if more 4-year colleges offered some sort of technical or vocational-type education, so you came out of school with a real skill…i think the liberal-arts portion of school is very meaningful and opens young people’s minds to new ideas, but there should be more practical skills taught as well.

would it be so bad if someone came out of school with a certificate as a skilled machinist or welder or some other such vocational skill? there are a fair number of people who go to college and really aren’t cut out for it but would still benefit from the experience and would do well in a technical or vocational field.