I agree. Also, we ought to recognize that the trade, service, and caregiving jobs often have more value to society than many others that have credentials and prestige.
When the trade guys who service everyone retire.....big trouble! It started before Obama, but he really pushed the whole everyone should go to college. I work in a rural southern school district & honestly, sad to say, there are quite a lot of kids from drug homes, no dads present, parents on the line of being mentally retarded and the kids raise themselves. I remember when there were like two kids in the whole school who had issues. Now the kids with good parenting are in the minority. Some of these kids are beyond messed before kindergarten.
And the crazy thing? People who have a trade make really good money.
Thanks for letting me vent & you are absolutely correct!