Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 05, 2022

They better not expect me to pay for their loans.

I attended at Torino University (Italia). Sociology

I thought this was going to be a pun strip when I saw “Nancy” and “fancy” in the first panel. Nice to know that Stephan can still surprise me.

“Dog Food, Cat Food, Dog Food, Cat Food, Dog Food, Cat Food, Dog Food…”- Tom and Jerry.

Nobody went to MIT?

“Mine got into a state school with no debt.” The other parents try not to look jealous.

Texas A&M – Commerce!

Goat’s accomplishment was getting accepted to Corinthian College and having his student loans forgiven.

College is for the people going to college. If the parents helped, great, because they did their job as parents. Goat, you’re a spazz.

This year hundreds of parents did homework under an assumed name (their children’s)

Moral to the story, buy an expensive car, and hope that JB will pay your student loan, don’t sweat the small stuff.

Juvie Hall, the state pays for everything

My grandson got into welding college, and may earn more than most college grads.

Anymore, it seems like college is just a jobs program for people who can’t hack it in the real world.

Ref: Richard Reeves, Dream Hoarders, Brookings 2017.

Let me know when s/he gets OUT, with a degree!

Aww, I was hoping for a stupid, gut wrenching, vomit inducing pun building off of “Nancy” and “Fancy”.

Disappointment.

Parents just love to brag about their kids, just to give themselves an ego boost.

Attention seekers and shallow people…..I have no use for

What use of attending college if they not guarantees job?

Two couples we’re good friends with are very proud of their used Lexus sedans, and mention it often. I could easily buy a new one, but instead I purposely buy new American cars, without comments.

All terrible schools!

Mine got into Clemson (with a scholarship). Aced it, graduated with honors, and earned a masters in the same four years. She did get on B on one of her masters courses.

The ironic thing is that while it might help getting your first job, after that, it really doesn’t matter. Same for your GPA. Your job performance and experience are far more important. Even the first job interview, if you come across as a dud, someone from a “lesser” school with a personality will get the job.

Who would brag about their kid getting into Brown?

It seems that some of the kids might be better off in the long run with a ‘blue collar’ apprenticeship, doesn’t it?

College is for the colleges, nothing else. Otherwise, it would be cheaper.

Excuse me while I thank God that my parents aren’t this nuts.

The Count’s father’s son enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

The right wing is so fixated on the idea that no one should get something for nothing that they either ignore the value of one person’s education to the society as a whole or don’t understand that it exists. The average college graduate pays about $7800 more a year in federal taxes than the average high school graduate. Over 30 years, that totals about $234,000. If that’s divided by the 4 years it takes to get a college education, the government breaks even if it paid every student $58,500 a year to attend school. This doesn’t even consider that with the degree, the person is less likely to ever need unemployment or welfare, and that more students would complete high school if they could see it as the way to a good job. They would also be paying a larger amount in all other types of taxes, social security and Medicare. The best investment we could make to keep America strong is to not just forgive all student loans but to make all higher education, including trade schools, etc totally free, as long as the student is making decent grades. There is no better way to spend money than, to give our people every opportunity to be the best they can be. Yes, It’s good for them individually, but the country is made up of individuals, so what’s good for one is good for the country.We don’t, even during a time of high unemployment, have so much a lack of jobs as we have a lack of people who have the skills to perform the jobs that are available- in other words, a lack of education.

I think my parents were thrilled (and surprised) that any college would accept me.

Reminds me of lines from a song, " My Father went to Harvard, my Brother went to Yale. But my new Boyfriend, he just got out of jail." She liked her men stupid…..

All those competing with which college is the best, can’t we all just get along?

A noble and very worthwhile profession! Simper Fi!

As I’ve said before, we need everything on the table when we look at changing education Many years ago, there was a bumper sticker that read: ‘Your kid may be an honor student, but you’re still an idiot.’

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Go with Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Nebraska.

I have a Bachelor’s in CIS, (Computer Information Systems). If I were starting my career now, I would skip college, and all the expense, and pursue industry certifications starting with CompTIA. It’s the elitist liberals that look down their nose at anyone without a college degree. Taking pride in, and finding enjoyment in, ones work will take you further than a piece of paper from any college or university.

“I got 5 years for bribing my kid into college!”

“10!”

“15!”

To be further indoctrinated and go into debt…

Her name was Nancy, her face was nothing fancy…—Deep Purple. May as well have the car to match.

My daughter went to Hofstra, while I attended Wossamotta U.

My harvard kid had to learn a new dialect.

I’d be more impressed if anyone had said Shimer, St. John’s, Antioch, or Oberlin.

I dropped out of Reykjavik University. Does that count?

The only reason Nancy became “status-unobsessed” is because of the tuition she has to pay now. /s

Must be quite a diner if, out of a seemingly random sample of patrons, every single person but Pig has a kid who was just admitted to such a prestigious school. I’m not even sure I buy that they all have kids of the correct age.

Status symbols that don’t murder people are still better than the ones that do.

Happy Pentecost! Jesus isn’t dead. He’s just given up the ghost.

Wonder what Dartmouth would be known as today if it had been settled where Wheelck toried to settle it.

It’s not where you are educated, it’s the effort that is put forth in being educated.

Marymount Manhattan, anyone?

Those kids are all going to come out as brainwashed zombies regardless which university they attend

Ah, the Old College Entrance trope. Harumph! Mostly Ivies, plus Stanford. Nothing special for the undergrad….

When do the people who were swindled by Trump University get THEIR money back?

I thought this was more kind of a chinese thing. Poor kids

So, it’s more for the status than for the quality of the education received at the school. That’s too bad. Hillsdale College makes sure all students are well-educated on the U.S. Constitution so they can make informed decisions on voting and other civic functions. Landmark College accommodates students with special needs, including those who have dyslexia, some forms of autism, or other matters that would set them back in another school despite their intelligence. Maharishi International University bases its curriculum on the premise that knowledge is structured in consciousness; students become more creative, manage stress better than the cultural mainstream, and many go on to excel in graduate school in other institutions of higher learning. There are also state and community colleges that treat students as though they really matter and prepare them for the workforce and the professions. And not all faculty have a political axe to grind. Choose quality over status, critical thinking skills over critical race theory.