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(ACC) – a tool to ensure equal education to the masses and…

… it’s affordable!

But (ACC) wanted to be recognized as a real school & not just a democratic tool

World War II left classrooms empty because many men were off at war

(ACC) attracted more students by promising that they would be able to

transfer/hop to a 4-year college

Poor & educationally disadvantaged students

found transferring beneficial

Rich students completely dismissed the idea

However, 4-year colleges didn’t want the

low-status students

But since the war lowered academic enrollment,

4-year colleges were also seeking ways to increase admissions

So, 4-year colleges opened their doors to transfer students and resulted in…

academic reputation

Community colleges

academic enrollment 4 - year colleges

But surprisingly, the (ACC) made transferring challenging …

by introducing loop holes…

to divert students away from 4-year colleges & into trades

COLLEGE

TRADES

That way only the most advanced & persevering students would transfer…

…thus representing the highest of the community college students

For the remaining students, community colleges are not transfer schools but terminal & trade schools

Discouraged students either stop wanting to pursue higher education &

drop out or…

…they become ensnarled in the predatory trap of trade schools

In Texas, for example, of every 100

students who enrolled in a public college

Community College

4-year college

Only 2 students

earned their 2 year degrees on time

Only 5 students

earned their 4 year degrees on time

Myth - college is glamorous

Reality - college is insidious

this COLLEGE

College

Mythology

101

Taught /

Created:

Ah’livia ah.livia@yahoo.com

INSPIRATION

The Diverted Dream was the

foundation of this transmedia

presentation.

The book explores the historical

motives and modern consequences

of American community colleges.

But, history lessons can sometimes

be boring.

I ignited interest in the subject by

combining the history lesson with

the high intensity art of Maurizio

Cattelan’s “L.O.V.E” to create an

initial shocking composition. This

was done intentionally to set the

stage for the alarming pretext behind

American community colleges. - Ah’livia

Works consulted and quotes obtained from

DESCRIPTION CITE

The Diverted Dream

By Steven Brint,

Jerome Karabel

Entire

presentation is

transmedia

content based

on this book

http://www.amazon.com/Diverted-Dream-Community-Educational-

Opportunity/dp/0195048164/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=13265979

66&sr=1-1

New York Times

“College Graduation Rates Are Stagnant Even as Enrollment Rises, a Study Finds”

By Tamar Lewin

See slides 16,

21

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/education/27remediation.html

Consumer Warning

Network

“The Trade School

Trap: What You

Should Know to Avoid

Getting Caught”

By Jillian Estes

See slide 20

http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2009/04/06/the-trade-school-

trap-what-you-should-know-to-avoid-getting-caught/

IMAGE

DESCRIPTION

CITE

Middle finger

sculpture

http://www.perrotin.com/FM_WEB/oeuvre/photo/Maurizio_Cattelan/maurizio-

cattelan-19335_1.jpg

Pencil with

eraser

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4127/5096818261_585a787bec_z.jpg

Colored

pencils

http://thecharnwoodgroup.com/images/pencils2.jpg

Pennies http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/pennies(12).jpg

Pinocchio http://marionette.cz/images/P/pinocchio_RU004.jpg

World War II http://dengedenge.com/wp-

content/uploads/2009/10/World_War_II_Chronicles_20.jpg

Hopscotch http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/blog/Hopscotch.JPG

Rich/poor

trash

http://fabulouslyfrugirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/14-rich_poor.jpg

Cardboard

bookshelf

http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2010/12/flatpack-furniture.jpg

Empty

classroom

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/files/2011/12/classroom-of-empty-

chairs1.jpg

Door &

welcome mat

http://pastorbecca.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/x-welcome-mat-2.jpg

IMAGE

DESCRIPTION

CITE

Golden gate

bridge

http://pixdaus.com/pics/1226764627eTAgGcY.jpg

Playing cards http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xv37ah1blVo/SUTKI3VxBMI/AAAAAAAABsg/9h--

R8_p5Xs/bxp66034h.jpg

Legs in loops http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1105/1392392961_a248b061b9.jpg

Diversion

street sign

http://www.noomizo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/diversion.jpg

Woman

jogging

upstairs,

grass,

and cement

stairs

http://blogs.sodexousa.com/wellness/files/2011/05/Running-up-stairs.jpg

http://www.hancockseed.com/myfiles/image/timothy_pasture_grass%20seed.jpg

http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/steps2.jpg

Homer

Simpson

http://www.cutesense.com/cutesense/product/03328/enlarge/Simpson-Homer-t-

shirts-i'm%20so%20Smart-tee-1.jpg

3 way path http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/1/3/8/ar123201407283196.jpg

Stop sign http://www.buyafixie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/stop-sign.jpg

Diploma

mouse trap

http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/diploma-trap.jpg

IMAGE

DESCRIPTION

CITE

TV & couch http://www.itstriangle.com/vertical/Sites/%7B440D97CE-E949-4280-BE8C-

1F305080B3BA%7D/uploads/ESPN3_College_Football_on_TV.jpg

Middle finger

black & white

drawing

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UnsG5BmZ-qU/TUrg6JfiHxI/AAAAAAAAAVc/4-

dA2xULZ3M/s1600/middle-finger.jpg

Empty desks http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TNd2ieSKLuo/S9bo5-

8TG0I/AAAAAAAABH8/aNNj3SxpJ_s/s400/empty-classroom-0127.jpg