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College is simply another hoop to jump through for (an increasingly unlikely) shot at the middle class. The act of studying is useful for when you actually want
by reader5000 16y ago
College is simply another hoop to jump through for (an increasingly unlikely) shot at the middle class. The act of studying is useful for when you actually want to know something, but the commoditized studying colleges encourage of plowing hours into courses one cares very little about has very little purpose, and students know this. Just another notch on the "American education is an absurdity and a farce" stick.
- cjy 16y agoI don't think you should throw out "increasingly unlikely" without some evidence. I do worry about our education system. But the idea that it's harder to attain a middle class standard of living then it was in the past is very dubious. And, it's a claim that's used to support a lot of bad policies.
- reader5000 16y agoFor example: http://www.mybudget360.com/does-a-college-degree-protect-your-career-unemployment-rate-for-college-graduates-highest-on-record/ http://www.mybudget360.com/does-a-college-degree-protect-you...