So just who is the 99%?

[Zanza]

About 22% of Canadians have a university education and another 17% have a college education. That hardly strikes me as particularly elitist.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Education/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Code=0&Table=2a&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=Distribution&B2=Both

[Admiral Yi]

What's the difference between college and university?

[Barrister]

What's the difference between college and university?

2yr diploma vs 4 yr degree.

But the lines have been heavily blurred in recent years, with many colleges now offering 4 year degrees.

[sbr]

What's the difference between college and university?

This is what I learned 20+ years ago in the US, I have no idea whether it is still relevant anywhere in the world.

A College offers a degree in a specific field:  Business, Liberal Arts, etc.  A University is a collection of colleges; the University of Oregon consists of the following colleges (from wiki):

    * 2.1.1 School of Architecture and Allied Arts
    * 2.1.2 College of Arts and Sciences
    * 2.1.3 Charles H. Lundquist College of Business
    * 2.1.4 College of Education
    * 2.1.5 Robert D. Clark Honors College
    * 2.1.6 School of Journalism and Communication
    * 2.1.7 School of Law
    * 2.1.8 School of Music and Dance

[Maximus]

That's how I understand it. Not sure if it's the same in Canada. They have the regional colleges which are similar in nature to out community colleges except much more centralized. That's the impression I get anyway.

[Grallon]

If you back and look at each of my posts I have been careful say I am talking about Canada.  The situation here is much different.

The difference, such as it is, is merely one of degree.  And it's only a matter of time before we get where the US is.  But of course one can't hardly expect lucidity from a profiteer of the existing system.





G.

[garbon]

If you back and look at each of my posts I have been careful say I am talking about Canada.  The situation here is much different.

The difference, such as it is, is merely one of degree.  And it's only a matter of time before we get where the US is.  But of course one can't hardly expect lucidity from a profiteer of the existing system.





G.

You seem to be generally out of touch with reality; why should we listen to you now?

[merithyn]

Ultimately, it seems to me that what CC is talking about is a very different thing than what is being seen here. And like Valmy, I kind of get the feeling that this is more of a "Hey, stop pulling the strings, you assholes!" kind of protest than a "I want more money!" kind of protest. But I'm willing to be proven incorrect.

If you back and look at each of my posts I have been careful say I am talking about Canada.  The situation here is much different.

If you go back and look at my post you'll see that I was very specifically saying that I had to remember that you were not talking about the US, and then proceeded to explain the difference from what I've seen and heard. I wasn't jumping on you, CC, only saying that it helps me to remember where you are talking about so as not to think you're an idiot.

[PDH]

This is what I learned 20+ years ago in the US, I have no idea whether it is still relevant anywhere in the world.

A College offers a degree in a specific field:  Business, Liberal Arts, etc.  A University is a collection of colleges; the University of Oregon consists of the following colleges (from wiki):

Basically that is the US system - the "universal" education.

[garbon]

So to be terribly gauche as I am here at Languish, I found out today that my mother despises OWS as she has surpassed the WSJ's test line as to what constitutes the 99%.

[KRonn]

So to be terribly gauche as I am here at Languish, I found out today that my mother despises OWS as she has surpassed the WSJ's test line as to what constitutes the 99%.

So you're mom is part of the 1%? That makes you a future trust funder!   

[garbon]

I think it means that I have a lot to live up to, considering that I'm in the same field.

[KRonn]

Well then, we can expect great things from you! Hehe, so much pressure to achieve!