{"id":67083,"date":"2019-05-01T16:34:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T20:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=67083"},"modified":"2019-05-02T12:56:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:56:26","slug":"student-loan-debt-43m-borrowers-1-5-trillion-aver-debt-47671-cengage-and-mcgraw-hill-to-merge-to-try-to-address-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2019\/05\/01\/student-loan-debt-43m-borrowers-1-5-trillion-aver-debt-47671-cengage-and-mcgraw-hill-to-merge-to-try-to-address-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Student loan debt: 43M borrowers, 1.5 trillion, aver. debt = $47,671 | Cengage and McGraw-Hill to merge to try to address this"},"content":{"rendered":"

From DSC:<\/span><\/em>
\nHere’s a ~4 minute piece from CBS News re: student loan debt. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Here are two excerpts from that video:<\/span><\/p>\n

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From DSC to potential college students:<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/span>You need to know that the ramifications of this type of debt can last for decades<\/em>!<\/span> Do everything you possibly can to either not borrow anything or to minimize these types of loan amounts.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is another reason why the United States desperately needs a<\/span> ***next generation learning platform***<\/strong> <\/a>— one that’s convenient, very inexpensive<\/em>, and one that can also help people quickly reinvent themselves! One that is highly social, features human Subject Matter Experts (SME’s), and is backed up by #AI – based apps\/features as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Along these lines…no longer are we running sprints (i.e., get a 4-year degree and you’re done). We’re now all running marathons (i.e., we’re now into lifelong learning in order to stay relevant and employed).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also, the following item was announced today:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n