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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
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