Good intentions but the wrong approach
A college education is indeed becoming more of a necessity than an advantage in today’s society. With many jobs requiring at least a high school diploma, many higher end jobs are requiring a college degree to even be considered for it. The author of the article “3 Reasons College Still Matters”, Andrew Delbanco, has the right idea of why college education is becoming essential and brings up many good points to support his theory. The government and society in general has good intentions in educating its people, but has the wrong approach. Delbanco asks the most important question people concerned about education are trying to answer. “What is college for?” (Delbanco 506). Evidence to support the theory …show more content…
Formal education is now taught in a specific manner and standardized tests are given to equally judge every student. This of course is easy to spot something wrong with when you think about it. Math, Science, English and History are the anchors of education and the foundations for which every degree is based off. We as a nation, whether it’s the right choice or not, value academic education more than liberal forms of education such as fine arts. In today’s world most people can agree that getting a degree in fine arts isn’t the wisest choice compared to every other option. Fine art degrees are statistically proven to earn less than their academic counterparts and so in a sense it’s discouraging the next Michelangelo to paint. The author describes this in a way I fully agree with, saying that “Students are pressures and programmed, trained to live from task to task, relentlessly rehearsed and tested until winners are called from the rest. “ (Delbanco …show more content…
They both agree that it doesn’t necessarily matter what you major in due to the fact that “you have spent four years developing a set of skills that will serve you in good stead in the postindustrial job market” (Rotella 517). The actual education is what is valuable regardless of what field of study it’s for specifically. Of course some jobs are in higher demand than others and pay more, but that is just basic economics. The value of one’s personal education is not only financial gain but also the love for the field of
A college education is indeed becoming more of a necessity than an advantage in today’s society. With many jobs requiring at least a high school diploma, many higher end jobs are requiring a college degree to even be considered for it. The author of the article “3 Reasons College Still Matters”, Andrew Delbanco, has the right idea of why college education is becoming essential and brings up many good points to support his theory. The government and society in general has good intentions in educating its people, but has the wrong approach. Delbanco asks the most important question people concerned about education are trying to answer. “What is college for?” (Delbanco 506). Evidence to support the theory …show more content…
Formal education is now taught in a specific manner and standardized tests are given to equally judge every student. This of course is easy to spot something wrong with when you think about it. Math, Science, English and History are the anchors of education and the foundations for which every degree is based off. We as a nation, whether it’s the right choice or not, value academic education more than liberal forms of education such as fine arts. In today’s world most people can agree that getting a degree in fine arts isn’t the wisest choice compared to every other option. Fine art degrees are statistically proven to earn less than their academic counterparts and so in a sense it’s discouraging the next Michelangelo to paint. The author describes this in a way I fully agree with, saying that “Students are pressures and programmed, trained to live from task to task, relentlessly rehearsed and tested until winners are called from the rest. “ (Delbanco …show more content…
They both agree that it doesn’t necessarily matter what you major in due to the fact that “you have spent four years developing a set of skills that will serve you in good stead in the postindustrial job market” (Rotella 517). The actual education is what is valuable regardless of what field of study it’s for specifically. Of course some jobs are in higher demand than others and pay more, but that is just basic economics. The value of one’s personal education is not only financial gain but also the love for the field of