Like many topics, College is a real controversial topic in the United States. Most people are for college and think you should attend while other people think it is a waste of money and time. A lot of controversy comes from the price of college and while a college degree does not guarantee you a job after you graduate, people seemingly go for a higher education mostly because they want to get paid more in life. Statistics prove that people with a college degree make more money yearly than someone without a college degree. People also have a problem with college because you have core classes you are taught which a lot of people find pointless. Even though I think some classes are worthless you still have to be dedicated and focused mentally
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At the time, both Europe and the U.S were industrial and filled with factories.” (Leonhardt) Europeans saw people as how china see people now so many people are working without degrees and so many people need jobs that high school is unnecessary in their country but in the United States, about a dozen years ago factories that has high school graduates working for them were found to be better and new industries were passable. “Today we are having an updated version of the same debate…the evidence is overwhelming that college is a better investment for most graduates than in the past.” (Leonhardt) I agree with him to a certain extent. Getting a higher education doesn 't always guarantee you a college worthy job now that so many people have bachelor’s degrees. Years ago getting your bachelors was a major accomplishment but now the job market is flooded with students trying to get jobs with a bachelor’s degree in whatever. Since the recession many students have gotten stuck with a college degree and loans but have not found a decent job. A lot of students were stuck with a degree they could not do anything with and a huge student loan. That also ruins a student’s credit history because if they don’t have a job they can’t make the loan payments. I do however agree with the title based point that even for cashiers college pays off. “…A
At the time, both Europe and the U.S were industrial and filled with factories.” (Leonhardt) Europeans saw people as how china see people now so many people are working without degrees and so many people need jobs that high school is unnecessary in their country but in the United States, about a dozen years ago factories that has high school graduates working for them were found to be better and new industries were passable. “Today we are having an updated version of the same debate…the evidence is overwhelming that college is a better investment for most graduates than in the past.” (Leonhardt) I agree with him to a certain extent. Getting a higher education doesn 't always guarantee you a college worthy job now that so many people have bachelor’s degrees. Years ago getting your bachelors was a major accomplishment but now the job market is flooded with students trying to get jobs with a bachelor’s degree in whatever. Since the recession many students have gotten stuck with a college degree and loans but have not found a decent job. A lot of students were stuck with a degree they could not do anything with and a huge student loan. That also ruins a student’s credit history because if they don’t have a job they can’t make the loan payments. I do however agree with the title based point that even for cashiers college pays off. “…A