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There are some narrow fields I would point to - Doctors being chief among them - that probably legitimately require extensive training.... for us normal plebs t
by munk-a 4y ago
There are some narrow fields I would point to - Doctors being chief among them - that probably legitimately require extensive training.... for us normal plebs though I'd put forth an argument that degrees are pretty unnecessary. The vocational side of degrees is basically a way to get a jump start on skills acquisition (and avoid learning bad habits or wasting time) but, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I honestly don't think this training should be bundled into cultural education.
- kube-system 4y agoCollege degrees in the US are overwhelmingly not vocational in nature, they are primarily issued by liberal arts institutions. While there aren’t any legal requirements for a degree for nearly any office worker (for example), employers want formally educated workers for a variety of real operational reasons.
- fallingknife 4y agoDoctors is a good example of people who don't need college. In Europe they go right to med school from HS. And nobody seems to think their docs are any worse than ours.