Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson said, "It's time to drop the college-for-all crusade," adding that "the college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness."
Richard Vedder, professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University, reports that "the U.S. Labor Department says the majority of new American jobs over the next decade do not need a college degree. We have a six-digit number of college-educated janitors in the U.S." Vedder adds that there are "one-third of a million waiters and waitresses with college degrees." More than one-third of currently working college graduates are in jobs that do not require a degree, such as flight attendants, taxi drivers and salesmen. College was not a wise use of these students', their parents' and taxpayer resources.
What goes on at many colleges adds to the argument that college for many is a waste of resources.
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3 comments:
When the "college for everyone" idea swept through education 15 years ago, most teachers were adamantly against it. It was heartbreaking to watch all our high school vocational programs close down and then to watch those students slowly slip away from high school. And once more, education comes full circle again, but not before harming students in the process.
The college education is not just about the education. Its about living on your own to a certain degree. Making decisions on your own and the interaction with different people. Its also about beer drinkin', pot smoking, fraternity parties, spring weekend, football games.......I could go on but I won't.
60% of "high school graduates" from Worcester County who are accepted at Wor-Wic CC need remedial math and/or reading before beginning their "college" careers
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