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When I retired I enrolled at our local community college to study fine art. (I already have a doctorate.) It's been an interesting experience.

This week in my class in Design we needed to hand in our first project. One young woman was in tears. Her project did not meet the specifications for size. I spoke with her during break. She told me that she does not know how to measure using a ruler or tape measure. Fractions and decimals are a mystery. What? Measure 1.5 inches from the top and 2 inches from the bottom? She couldn't do it.

This young woman's goal is to be a graphic designer. There is NO NO NO possible way she can reach that goal without a complete reeducation in basic arithmetic. The college is taking money from a student that has no hope of completing the program without major remedial courses . She is accumulating debt on her hopeless quest.

My conclusion: Colleges are a racket and, in this girl's case, it will be the taxpayers who will get the final bill.

That is sad indeed. I'll have to tell my daughter about it; she used up part of her G.I. Bill majoring in Design, until she smarted up and realized there wasn't much of a future in the field (luckily she didn't get too far). Now she's on a waay different track, and about to get her RN (she's already earned her paramedic certification). MUCH better career choice!

That poor girl you talked about. Shame on the college for taking her tuition money!

I had a new civil engineer that couldn’t accurately measure a roughed in opening for an industrial door. I had him go beck twice and finally took him myself.

I find that mastery is only learned OJT.

The frightening thing is that once degreed, they think they are done with learning and study.