Sanders "free college" idea would make college worthless and equivalent to 13th-16th grade.
I agree our high schools have pandered too much to ideals of "college or bust" principles. And high schools continue to waste valuable time and resources trying to force a college curriculum down kids throats that have no interest or talent to take advantage of it.
The vocational system is this country has gotten a terrible rap and is grossly underutilized and underfunded. With unions concentrating on the "low hanging fruit" is the public sector (which should be outlawed), the after high school apprenticeship programs and tradesman learning opportunities are missing in our economy.
Not everyone is cut out to be college educated. But options to continue education in a trade is vital to making people feel self-worth and accomplishment.
If Bernie Sanders was a true communist (and you read through his bullshit), I could easily see his "free college" transform into "free vocational training" into "placing kids into trades based on test scores".....
And that does sound a bit too much like Marxism for my taste.
I don't understand your argument. Just because college is free does not mean that you would get in. I think free college would help some kids get out of a bad situation. The real question is, is free college practical? I just don't see how it will be possible