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Originally Posted by tspikes51
Everybody has something unique about them that they can contribute to society, and most of them don't require a certificate from a college. As long as they have basic education, and contribute to society, then they shouldn't be criticized for not being smart enough to make it through college. We need atheletes, street sweepers, truck drivers, and what have you (not saying that people of those professions aren't smart). We need to toughen up a bit and be a bit more open.
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True, a college degree is not the end all be all of one's worth. I have much more respect for a kid who has the entrepreneurial guts and confidence to start his own business, than I do for a kid who basically spends his entire life "in school"...i.e. the 10 year bachelor degree followed by the masters, and then finally the doctorate before finally stepping foot in the workforce. The only thing they have are pieces of paper that
say they've achieved something.
The average kid today is brainwashed into believing that a college degree is the
only way to have a decent future. Don't get me wrong--education is important. Hell, I'm better off for having finished my bachelor's degree. But there's more to life than being a good academian.