Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Redo of Summary and Response to "What Could You Do With $20,000?"

Blake Boles

In “What Could You Do With $20,000?” Blake Boles enlightens students not to go to college and says they should spend their $20,000 on tutors and to visit different countries because students end up being in debt $20,000 after college. They eventually end up being overqualified and unemployed. Bole states that with $20,000 you can get a better education, life, and not be in debt. Bole says with $8,000 of his $20,000 he would spend travelling and going to new places, with $3,600 he would get books and private tutors, with $3,200 he would spend on new technology, with $100 he would spend this on portfolio postings on the web for the year, and with another $100 he would buy a new pair of running shoes. This totals up to $14,900 which saved him around $5,000. So after four years at four percent interest he would have earned $22,000. Bole wants future college students to spend their money on things that would help them to attain a brighter future rather than going to college.
"Better Than College" by Blake Boles

Boles is definitely wrong in his video “What Could You Do With $20,000?” when he says it would be better for future college students not to go to college because attending college prepares you for the future and the workplace. When you are in college there are a lot more resources like your teachers, your friends, and the library where you can answer your questions you have on something. You also get prepared for your job when you have to work more and you don't have as much free time. If you don’t go to college and you never have to work then when you get a job you won’t be ready if they give you an assignment or something big to do. Bole says that you might end up overqualified and unemployed. People hiring you would want you to have more than just the requirements of the job. This shows them that you did not do bare minimum in college. When people hire they also like to see if you went to college and having a degree can earn you more money. It is easier to get a job if you have been to college. When you are not in college it would be harder to make friends in other countries and you would not have the good experiences of college. You can visit other places and join the study abroad programs where you can travel to and have fun at a different country with other college students. College in the end would overall be more rewarding than not going to college.

16 comments:

  1. Really good presentation. You kept it moving and made lots of eye contact. Have a cooki (>^.^)>O

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  2. good job. good information and connecting to another article

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  3. Nice eye contact. you moved your arms a-lot. Way to connect to your sister. Text to Text connection. Good question

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  4. Good connection and eye contact.

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  5. Really great point when you said "jobs are looking beyond the bare minimums." You had proof that you can study abroad and get a similar experience . Great job.

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  6. Good presentation. Very good points and questions. Good eye contact to the class

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  7. Good opening question. good response. Good connection to another text the you read.Good ending question.

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  8. Good about presentation:Clear statement and supporting details, connects to other PLNs, good discussion at the end

    Bad about presentation: Got lost for awhile but got back on track

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  9. Nice that you added pictures to your PLN. Nice connection to Michael Wesch.

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  10. Good points and great question

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  11. Good eye contact but were swinging your arms a lot.

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  12. exellent presentation good connections and good transitions

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  13. Good speech and closing question. Good job extending out to another PLN.

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  14. I like that you knew what you wanted to say. I liked that you said that you can travel around the world. But you still are college. You made good eye contact. You also had very good questions. good job

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  15. You are prepared but you also are really nervous, just loosen up its just like talking to your friends. Good hand motions and not so good hand motions but you are doing good. Great connection to another short story. Awesome ending question. Great way to have a deep conversation with the audience. Nice graphics in your story. You had a very strong argument. Overall great job

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