Are Too Many People Going To College Essay

When push comes to shove how do you define yourself and better yet who defines you? Each individual has a name, has a story and has a path. Although as human beings to human beings what do we actually observe about others? Michelle Obama states that the story of Bowie State University is, “the commitment to educating our next generation and building ladders of opportunity for anyone willing to work for it (Michelle Obama, 288-288).” It is interesting to view such thoughts on the educational system and the students that thrive within this system. Throughout your entire school life, you hear that the education system is committed to creating an extra unique and an opportunistic advantage over the future. This is something that Charles Murray, the author of “Are Too Many People Going to College?” Might indicate that indeed there are numerous people who adopt the system and yet are not here to actually obtain the benefits of learning. Although, in order to view further into these ideals of the education system we must look at the …show more content…
These false misconceptions should not be the drive to the future. It is through this that we as humans are incapable of viewing differences. Why we can’t feel comfortable or at times we even feel diminished. It shouldn’t be that since someone is from a certain ethnic group that they will have the label as people who want to just be ballers and rappers. Everyone has the right to expand on their own interest and ideas. The single story plays on the basis that some students came from a not so glorious home does not mean that they all did. Some people come from warm and loving homes, others don’t have one and the list could continue on. Everyone is unique and it should be left that way. Human beings need to start looking at the truth and reality instead of getting bottle fed false