https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/11/03/the-lack-of-autonomy-in-schools-a-study-of-college-of-the-sequoias/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:37:17 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/11/03/the-lack-of-autonomy-in-schools-a-study-of-college-of-the-sequoias/#comment-135341 RMP_Prof Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:31:43 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45493#comment-135341 This is a poorly written "case study" which lacks true research and supporting data. This type of outlook is typical of today's youth; they want better pay for less work, and no responsibilities or oversight in the workplace. Would you want a surgeon operating on you who never took a standardized licensing test? I'm sorry, but you must prove that you've attained at least minimum level of competency to obtain a college degree; otherwise a degree means nothing to a potential employer. This is a poorly written “case study” which lacks true research and supporting data. This type of outlook is typical of today’s youth; they want better pay for less work, and no responsibilities or oversight in the workplace. Would you want a surgeon operating on you who never took a standardized licensing test?
I’m sorry, but you must prove that you’ve attained at least minimum level of competency to obtain a college degree; otherwise a degree means nothing to a potential employer.

]]> https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/11/03/the-lack-of-autonomy-in-schools-a-study-of-college-of-the-sequoias/#comment-135225 Dustan Bagliere Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:57:26 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45493#comment-135225 This article doesn't hold weight. The hypothesis isn't supposed to predetermine the outcome. Your case study fails to mention many other factors to graduation rates at COS, the most important and obvious is that COS is a very successfull transfer school. Students gain acceptance into larger institutions to complete their 4 and 5 year degrees. This isn't a failure by COS, this is what it is great at. It offers the correct application courses, that instutions accept their credits as transfer equivalent. Basing the entire case studies 'predetermined' hypothesis on graduation rates alone, and failing to identify the actual reasons for the lower than state averages, makes this artricle lack in the factual standing that is used to confirm its results. This article doesn’t hold weight. The hypothesis isn’t supposed to predetermine the outcome. Your case study fails to mention many other factors to graduation rates at COS, the most important and obvious is that COS is a very successfull transfer school. Students gain acceptance into larger institutions to complete their 4 and 5 year degrees. This isn’t a failure by COS, this is what it is great at. It offers the correct application courses, that instutions accept their credits as transfer equivalent. Basing the entire case studies ‘predetermined’ hypothesis on graduation rates alone, and failing to identify the actual reasons for the lower than state averages, makes this artricle lack in the factual standing that is used to confirm its results.

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