Re:I killed my teenager’s fancy college dreams
by nine_k on Friday December 27, 2019 @03:08PM
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I think it's not just black and white.
Is college universally useful? No, it may leave you without knowledge on how to earn decent money, while crippling you with a heavy debt.
Is college completely useless? No, it's quite useful for some, and even indispensable for certain professions (e.g. medical doctors).
I'd say that college is useful for those who actively extract knowledge and experience from it, and that knowledge can help pay the tuition. This is definitely not 100% of students. Going to college just to hang out with kids and obtain a diploma for decoration, expecting to be passively taught, or studying stuff no business wants to pay for, is silly, of course.
Is college universally useful? No, it may leave you without knowledge on how to earn decent money, while crippling you with a heavy debt.
Is college completely useless? No, it's quite useful for some, and even indispensable for certain professions (e.g. medical doctors).
I'd say that college is useful for those who actively extract knowledge and experience from it, and that knowledge can help pay the tuition. This is definitely not 100% of students. Going to college just to hang out with kids and obtain a diploma for decoration, expecting to be passively taught, or studying stuff no business wants to pay for, is silly, of course.