Originally Posted by Epiphanies

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.