School begins for many this week, and there are some hard truths about higher education that few wish to explore, let alone acknowledge. 1. Not everyone should go to college. Getting a higher education can be a marvelous experience, but it's just not for everyone. I know of no country that attempts to educate everyone at this level. College was originally designed for students who are at least a standard deviation in academic aptitude above the mean. That eliminates all but about 16 percent of the population, and then a lot of those folks are wasting their time and money...