In today’s world, America is one of the leading countries in the global economy. We are constantly performing experiments and advancing our technology, which results is the formation of new jobs and careers. In order to continue our growth, it is imperative to have citizens who not only want to fill these positions, but have obtained the experience and degree requirements. However, the nation is starting to see a decline in college graduates due to the fact that college may not be for everyone. It is still a fairly new idea that one may not need to attend college in order to be successful, nevertheless there are still many who are not open minded to this controversy. Due to the fact that education has been of such high value to those who
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For these types of learners, success can be found more easily through exploration and learning through real world experience. In the article “Is College for Everyone?” By an anonymous professor who goes by the name Pharinet, states that “There is no doubt that college is important. However, there are too many students enrolled in school who simply don’t belong there.” This statement could be argued many ways, but overall, not everyone belongs in college for many different reasons. For example, there are numerous careers that do not require a college degree such as operators of machinery or even different types of install and repair workers. There could also be the case in which those entering college may be too young to know where they want to fit in in the world so it’s unnecessary to spend thousands on and education that could possibly be changed or not used to it’s full potential. Pharinet states that about half of those who begin college end up dropping out for reasons such as being unprepared for the academics/finances or even the lack of interest in being there. In this event perhaps instead of making the broad statement that college is not for everyone, it could be more specific and say that college isn’t for everyone to begin right out of high school. Maybe if as a society, we allowed time between high school a college to let students go out in the
For these types of learners, success can be found more easily through exploration and learning through real world experience. In the article “Is College for Everyone?” By an anonymous professor who goes by the name Pharinet, states that “There is no doubt that college is important. However, there are too many students enrolled in school who simply don’t belong there.” This statement could be argued many ways, but overall, not everyone belongs in college for many different reasons. For example, there are numerous careers that do not require a college degree such as operators of machinery or even different types of install and repair workers. There could also be the case in which those entering college may be too young to know where they want to fit in in the world so it’s unnecessary to spend thousands on and education that could possibly be changed or not used to it’s full potential. Pharinet states that about half of those who begin college end up dropping out for reasons such as being unprepared for the academics/finances or even the lack of interest in being there. In this event perhaps instead of making the broad statement that college is not for everyone, it could be more specific and say that college isn’t for everyone to begin right out of high school. Maybe if as a society, we allowed time between high school a college to let students go out in the