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I'm not disagreeing or agreeing with loan forgiveness, but to claim that going to college is a bad decision is really a poor choice of words. Everyone you talk
by chadgeidel 10y ago
I'm not disagreeing or agreeing with loan forgiveness, but to claim that going to college is a bad decision is really a poor choice of words.
Everyone you talk to everywhere says that "a college education is the path to a good job" and "college educated workers make - on average - n% more than their non-college-educated counterparts". When these people (kids really at 18) graduate from high school, they are making the best decision they can possibly make.
Yes, we know now that ITT was basically a diploma mill, but for a very long time ITT grads got good jobs in the tech industry.
- clarkmoody 10y ago> claim that going to college is a bad decision Taking on the loans is the bad decision, in the case that the student is stuck with no career prospects and a mountain of debt. > they are making the best decision they can possibly make That is not true. Going to college is not the best decision for everyone. Many graduates are over-qualified for the jobs they end up taking. Many jobs that should not require a degree now can afford to filter applicants based on completing college, since so many more people are going. Employers are basically using your years at school as a signal that you are a hard worker. Is that signal worth the time and cost?
- chadgeidel 10y agoI see that I may be straw-manning the argument here. You are focusing on the loan and I'm focusing on college attendance. Apologies. I think that the decision to go to college should be more than "a college degree will get me a good job". It should take into account the degree, the amount of assumed debt, and the current job market for these degree holders. I'm not suggesting those be the only criteria, but they should be included. (Maybe they are - I don't know)