Nowadays, you hardly hear anyone say they do not have a high school diploma or at least a GED. It is becoming more common to have at least the basic education. Some people tend to get by just by having a high school diploma or GED, but they need to be challenged. Therefore, many businesses and careers are asking for more education and knowledge from people especially college students, in order to be hired within their business. The question here is should fewer people go to college? To begin with, as many may already be aware, college can be extremely expensive. Loans after loans, it becomes overwhelming, but when your dream job or career is asking for bachelors and/or masters, you basically have to obtain one if you want the opportunity.
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Now we will start with the background of these arguments. The organization UnCollege is a website that is centered on advising students to better make decisions about college the website states "UnCollege helps students identify areas of interest, accelerate their learning, and be happy at the next stage in life" (Uncollge). They also have a Gap year program that allows students to weigh their options before they jump into college. Jean Fan is a staff member at UnCollege who composed 10 Reasons Not to Go to College (At Least Not Yet), a list that comprises why students going to college might not be the answer. The American Enterprise Institute or AEI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational organization. That claims to be "a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world" also " rooted in democracy". The author of Are Too Many People Going to College? is Charles Murray who is a libertarian political scientist who can be viewed as having an impressive educational background for he attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and Harvard College where he studied liberal arts. Here are some arguments that Fan and Murray
Now we will start with the background of these arguments. The organization UnCollege is a website that is centered on advising students to better make decisions about college the website states "UnCollege helps students identify areas of interest, accelerate their learning, and be happy at the next stage in life" (Uncollge). They also have a Gap year program that allows students to weigh their options before they jump into college. Jean Fan is a staff member at UnCollege who composed 10 Reasons Not to Go to College (At Least Not Yet), a list that comprises why students going to college might not be the answer. The American Enterprise Institute or AEI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational organization. That claims to be "a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world" also " rooted in democracy". The author of Are Too Many People Going to College? is Charles Murray who is a libertarian political scientist who can be viewed as having an impressive educational background for he attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and Harvard College where he studied liberal arts. Here are some arguments that Fan and Murray