I know Simon's Rock fairly well via some of its graduates, and have been really impressed by the program. All of the Rockers I know went on to a traditional col

I know Simon's Rock fairly well via some of its graduates, and have been really impressed by the program. All of the Rockers I know went on to a traditional college, except for the handful who entered with trust funds. But any discussion of workforce preparation that ignores hiring disparities is irresponsible. McWhorter is no doubt familiar with the studies indicating that the US job market places roughly the same value on white college drop-outs as on Black college graduates[1]; I'm not sure why he chose not to mention it. The data quite obviously leads toward the notion that a Black high-school graduate will have even fewer employment prospects than a white high-school drop-out. Perhaps their prospects will be similar to those of a white drop-out felon or the like? Compounding that against lifetime earnings, it's really hard for me to make a case for any able Black student to skip a college degree. (Yes, I know individuals can overcome etc. But since one only gets one shot, it's a huge gamble to bet that one's outcomes will be statistically better than all of one's peers, especially if one has not taken the socially-prescribed steps to signal that one is serious.) 1 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/06/27/white-high-school-drop-outs-are-as-likely-to-land-jobs-as-black-college-students/?sh=48e2b0cb7b8f https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/06/27/white-hig...