As someone who went to university and got an advanced degree, I can relate with what he's saying. Nowadays, I no longer directly utilize the skills and knowledg

As someone who went to university and got an advanced degree, I can relate with what he's saying. Nowadays, I no longer directly utilize the skills and knowledge I gained from my 8+ years in school. But at the same time, the way I think couldn't have ended up this way if my journey didn't go through formal education. My parents and those around me weren't educated enough to point me in the right direction such that I would end up with a more educated mindset. And I certainly don't think I was born smart enough to have gotten here myself without the exposure I had while at school. Having kids as well, I question too the merit of sending them when they reach university age. My perspective, of course, has changed given the fact that I have now arrived, mentally, at a more educated state to know that formal education is only one of many answers. It's hard to say whether my kids could too arrive to a more educated state without the years of formal structure to encourage that growth, despite their parents being educated. Similar to others who have supported going to university, I think it may not be a bad idea to support it still. I would say, however, that perhaps it's important to go understanding that education there is merely one of many perspectives.