Re:The Lasting Consequences of Student Debt
by randomdata on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @05:09PM
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> And yet not many people train themselves watching just these videos.
Although not that many go out of their way to train – period. You are already an exceptional case if you are thinking about furthering your education, be it through postsecondary schooling or Youtube videos.
> You generally need a highly disciplined lifestyle to get your education through these means.
More disciplined than than those who do not attain an advanced education at all, but not more than other avenues of gaining the same education.
> Many things in college have gone from 'learning' to 'getting a degree for a job' a long time ago.
The perception has, at least. The outcome hasn't. Job quality has measurably declined with increasing college attainment rates, and incomes have remained stagnant.
And yet not many people train themselves watching just these videos.
You generally need a highly disciplined lifestyle to get your education through these means.
>>Angry at the scores of people who deceived me into believing college was a good investment, and angrier at the institution for acting like predators upon my naive desire to succeed, I dropped out.
They were most likely talking about your job prospects.
Many things in college have gone from 'learning' to 'getting a degree for a job' a long time ago.