>>Funny. The middle class was mostly built by tradesmen and makers who didn’t have much schooling beyond high school.
True! College should be a ticket to the high end of the middle class and above. But instead of that, it has become a measure of the extent to which an applicant will follow instructions without question. I started out as an electrician and didn’t go to college until decades later. Nothing about it was hard, but the common thread throughout the whole education process was “follow these assignment instructions to the letter, or points will be deducted”. I feel sorry for people who attend college without first experiencing life as a productive adult. Now I understand why they graduate as sheep that have been indoctrinated (instead of being taught) by their professors. The professor teaches “Question Authority”, but you are NEVER to question her authority!
You will enjoy this. The true purpose of schooling, as explained by a former NY State Teacher of the Year.