[rey]

“I have known many guys with doctorates that could not find any work.”

That is true is you assume the purpose of education is to get a job. I do not agree with that. I have advance degrees and work as a horseshoer and care for livestock. I am very glad I earned my degrees. It has broadened my mind, made me more well rounded, and given me a greater appreciation of everything. Without my educational experiences my life would be much more dull and empty.

You are correct; it is not for everyone and I would add that it is extremely disappointing if you believe that piece of paper will bring you fame and fortune.

[kara37]

That is true is you assume the purpose of education is to get a job. I do not agree with that. I have advance degrees and work as a horseshoer and care for livestock.
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My husband never used his degrees either, and he is also glad he got them.
However, that was when a person could actually put themselves through college. There is no way he would have ever racked up 100k in debt.

Today, you'd be better off using that money to start a business or buying real estate, than getting a degree that you will never use to make a living.
That's just my opinion.

[Fungi]

You certainly read between the lines but I never said that. The purpose of any college is to educate, but it appears that is not even being done. What good is a degree in female studies if it does you no good, even as far as educating you, much less preparing you for the real world and a job? In England,many go to college late in life for an education, not to obtain qualifications for work as they have been working all their lives. I too have advanced degrees in of all thing the study of fungi and I work in a completely unrelated field. But I treasure those degrees and they taught me more than just rarified knowledge about fungi. I agree with you.

[NewJerseyJoe]

>> my degrees ... broadened my mind, made me more well rounded, and given me a greater appreciation of everything

Fair enough, and that's a great thing. In my case, six years in the military did a far better job of that than college ever could. I was one the rare people who actually paid his own way. When I got out of the service, I worked full time and went to college (nights/weekends/summers) for five years to get my diploma. In most of my classes, I realized that my comprehension was on a level with or sometimes exceeded that of the teacher. Also in most classes, within three weeks of the class starting, the other students would start coming to me with their questions.

At the end, I said (about my diploma) to anyone who would listen, "That was the most expensive piece of paper I ever bought."

The one thing that I seriously DID learn in college was how much I'd have to fight leftists for the rest of my life. This was back in the 1990s; things are a hundred times worse now.