I often think that in western countries, we put too much emphasis on college. We act like a college degree is a real necessity for life. Sure, in some professions, it is. But really, we have made it into an industry without thinking clearly about it.
In my opinion, we don’t value technical/mechanical jobs highly enough and we make people feel that they haven’t succeeded (or they can’t get a job) if they don’t have a BA. I was interested in this article, which suggests a system of certification as a replacement for some BA programs. This idea is a bit extreme, but I do think we need a significant overhaul of the college industry. Too many people are going and not getting much out of it when they could be working and/or contributing to society in other ways, and feeling better about themselves, too.
--Curly
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i was thinking some simalar to this yeterday what every happend to trade highschools. they were good for persons who were not cut out for college.
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