Setting aside for the moment the impractical and uninformed aspects of Obama's proposal for "free" community college for all, take a moment to look beyond the obvious.
If Obama were serious, he'd advocate and encourage an undergraduate education as the nation's primary educational policy objective. Though it may not be every student's objective or within every student's capabilities, setting this objective will help provide for better K-12 education. Students completing K-12 education prepared for undergraduate studies will be best prepared for whatever avenue they pursue. (Sadly, there is far too much evidence that far too many high school graduates are not prepared for undergraduate university/college education, with large numbers requiring remedial courses immediately upon starting classes.)
Thus, the President is wrong in his stated objective, because it does not encourage preparing our K-12 students for traditional undergraduate studies.
Setting only a community college education as the nation's educational policy objective is selling the youth of our country short, particularly the minority and low income populations.
Back to the drawing board, Mr. Obama. You, a law school graduate, should know better, much, much better.
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