College Conspiracy

I am very grateful for the education I received, undergraduate and graduate. This video is incredibly insightful, and proves the need to determine whether the cost of college and/or applying for student loans is worth it.

I don't know the answer to that. Education is very valuable to me....however, I also believe education can be attained without college walls. Takes more planning, but well worth the time and thought. Of course, this does not apply to science and medicine, a few other majors. There are creative ways to gain an education however, if one approaches the time frame within the traditional 4-6 year degree path.

Years ago I probably would have never encouraged education outside of college, but everything has changed: the expense is unbelievable, college graduates and Master's program students graduate and cannot spell or construct a grammatically correct sentence, and work is no longer guaranteed. College can be crucial for one's development and intelligence, but so can a well-planned experience where one learns discipline and perseverance through travel; the supplement and augment of weak areas with research and a few online classes; service work that personally feeds the individual; and an apprenticeship path. There is also the philosophy that the invention brainstorming process is cultivated in middle school, whereby students are empowered to solve problems and enhance humanity through contributions of invention. This is what teenagers did before school, and before capitalism.