This is probably good advice for a few people, especially fields that one can self-study and actually get hired. For a multitude of others, however, there isn'

This is probably good advice for a few people, especially fields that one can self-study and actually get hired. For a multitude of others, however, there isn't much space to work around if you don't qualify for scholarships, grants, and the like - neither can such education be avoided. I'd rather nurses, doctors, and teachers to go to school - for example - and I very highly doubt you'll get similar knowledge otherwise. I'm also not sure how else folks will get practical experience - I'd not let a new nurse, with no classroom experience, draw my blood.