The above introduces various experiences in the process of learning. For my students I served as a trainer, adding a touch of liberal arts. At the time, Chicago's school system was chaotic as it tried to understand desegregation. For my part, I had no teachers certificate. A beginning college student was easy to relate to. It was gratifying to steer young people into an occupation which had future promise.
A curriculum about solar panels and wind turbines in this new century would require a background in science and at least some practical experience. Who should be thinking out of the box these days? For a student part time in the work force with no prospect for advancement--especially one unwilling to wait for government programs--Green should be Go. For a community college administrator with tenacity to at least set up a pilot project his career could take on new hope.
Steering clear of colleges for profit was advisable in my days and seem to be now. I do not know whether there are private colleges like the one I knew.
Families who otherwise would have no chance for college are encouraged by Hope scholarships. The legislature innovated to make them possible. Liquor by the drink was previously illegal. A nagging desire by some citizens to repeal the liquor law had never got past the sin test. Tit for tat. All liquor taxes would be used to send Tennessee students to Tennessee schools.
How's that for breaking an old tradition?
