This is not the America of our forefathers. This is not
that America where with hard work and perseverance one could make their way in
life. In this America the citizens of this great nation are reminded at every
turn that college is the way, the only way. Only 50% of people who attend
college graduate with a bachelor’s degree, so what do the other 50% do? What of
the people who don’t even make it to college? Are they left by the wayside, forced
into menial low paying jobs? Some of America’s citizens will inevitably fall in
this category. But others will find good paying jobs that do not require a
college degree because honestly all the stuff required in college is not
necessary to do most jobs. Colleges require people to learn all of this
material and become “credentialed” when the reality is they won’t need to know
how to do it on the job. Colleges however along with the “guild” associations
ban together to set the standards unbearably high so that only a select few
members of society can reach the “elite” plateau. It should not be required to
have “million-dollar medical training… to perform an abortion.” The outrageous
requirements to become a doctor or a lawyer are instituted by members of the
elite who are intent of keeping their places and keeping everyone else out.
College serves as way for many to better themselves and improve their position
in life. But others are left unable to compete in multitude of jobs in the
workforce today because they do not have a college degree. People could
actually learn to perform many jobs that require college degrees by having on
the job training instead of a college education. Realistically it doesn’t
matter that someone knows history or can write an essay if one could rather be
trained for a job that they could perform and they would then be allowed to
contribute to society in an efficient manner. I will have to have a master’s
degree to have the life I want to lead as a physical therapist and I will end
up taking six chemistry courses that I don’t need. That’s the present system
for Americans today.
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