<p>Why do so many people forget that colleges are institutions of higher education, not job factories? The point of going to college is to learn and grow as a person; it shouldn’t be solely about getting a job.</p>
<p>^ because if colleges were just “to learn and grow as a person” no one would be shelling out 100k, 150k, or 200k over four years to go there.</p>
<p>I never said it was solely for learning and growth, but that is the main purpose of college. The jobs come with the education.</p>
<p>No College isn’t a waste of time, there’s a reason why you pay for it. There’s a reason why you take the SAT to get into college. Unless you have a trade or something, chances are you will be working a pretty crappy job unless you have a degree.</p>
<p>Well 95% of that tuition is an investment for the future. For someone’s future job and career. The other 5% can be to learn and grow as a person.</p>
<p>If you told someone “Hey, instead of paying 40k for tuition I’ll make it so you only pay 10k. But, over your 4 years here you will not make any strides towards a establishing your career. The whole time you are here you will just ‘grow as a person’.” I would assume they’d say no.</p>
<p>They are not separate, though. Colleges supply you with the knowledge to succeed in whatever field you end up choosing, but their job is not to provide you with a job; the job will be received as a result of said education.</p>
<p>“The jobs come with the education.”</p>
<p>Depends on the kinds of job one gets and end up doing. You can have all the education in the world but still end up working in some low paying job. Remember, because of the economic problems the United States is currently facing, you have people with masters degrees and doctorate degree who are either unemployed or underemployed. </p>
<p>“No College isn’t a waste of time, there’s a reason why you pay for it. There’s a reason why you take the SAT to get into college. Unless you have a trade or something, chances are you will be working a pretty crappy job unless you have a degree.” </p>
<p>Tell that to the people who are working in retail, at call centers, as janitors, and at restaurants as waiters because they can’t find anything even after graduating college. Some of these people have masters degrees and even doctorate degrees. Tell that to the 3,000+ teachers and support staff who are about to be laid off from Dallas Independent School District. Tell that to all of the teachers who will lose their jobs all over the country. </p>
<p>College is useless for people who don’t obtain a college degree that helps them get a job (medical field, engineering). You don’t need to spend a bunch of money just to get a degree so you can “grow” as a person. That’s part of life. Always has been, always will be. Most of the subjects, when you think about it, can be learned on your own. Just go to the public library, buy books off of amazon, or get the information off of the internet if you want to learn something.</p>
<p>I think high schools needs to tell students that a college degree in some fields won’t do anything for them. Most high school students have this thinking that any kind of degree is better than no degree and they will end up making more money than someone without a college degree.</p>
<p>Why does much of the conversation here seem completely devoid of critical thinking? Sure, the article isn’t very thorough, but that doesn’t mean that we must resort to simple answers and arguments about the greatness of America. </p>
<p>I think it is true that college is a waste of time for lots of people. For instance, I think that those who enter college because “What else am I going to do?” should probably take a chance to get themselves sorted out before spending thousands of dollars. Why? Because those students are less likely to want to learn for the sake of learning. And that concept is important in college because no one is monitoring the student’s actions closely or making sure that he/she turns in assignments or keeping him/her focused. Most of the time attendance isn’t even enforced. It’s very voluntary, and the lack of a passion for learning in its own right may lead people to waste lots of time and money.</p>
<p>But even for those that do love learning, there are still other (and sometimes better) options. If a person is interested in a trade, and is satisfied with the pay it typically supplies, then yes college would be a waste of time. Or you can enter the workforce directly. It’s not economic suicide like some on this board make it seem. Experience often trumps education, even for college graduates.</p>
<p>Critical thinking is completely unnecessary and a waste of time I think Sarah Palin proves that.</p>
<p>And **** those who say I’m a ■■■■■ this is BITING SOCIAL COMMENTARY PEOPLE.</p>
<p>god I am so high.</p>
<p>College really is the best time of you life, unless you get to college, decide it’s over-hyped, and then drop out. Then, the next 4 years of your life when you’re not at college will be the best time of your life.</p>
<p>every four years is the best four years of your life</p>