He’s right, people with a liberal arts degree in most areas have few choices about work. But then, many are seeking the prestige of a college degree regardless of the marketability.
Our children (and their parents) have been conned into believing that the only path to success is a four year degree.
The comes from the constant propaganda put out by the ‘education-industrial’ complex.
This complex can be destroyed by simply getting the government out of education.
Get them out of every school, high school, and university.
When we get to the point where educators are held responsible for the content and value of the service they provide, education will meet society’s need.
many are seeking the prestige of a college degree regardless of the marketability.
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Completely agree with you. A degree is just a status thing with many people that gives them the illusion of being in a higher social strata and the “respect” of your friends and family. Colleges sell this illusion everyday because they make money off of it.
True success comes not from posessing a degree but from a combination of hard work, perserveance, and the application of education.
“He’s right, people with a liberal arts degree in most areas have few choices about work. But then, many are seeking the prestige of a college degree regardless of the marketability.”
A couple of decades ago, one of our younger relatives coined the phrase, “Instant Unemployment Degrees”, “IED’s” for those, who wasted 5 years of their lives and a lot of money for a worthless degree.
His wisdom then continues to be more on target each year after his early analysis.