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>> Is there no non-monetary value in the knowledge and skills? If it doesn't make us money it's not worth it? Not saying college isnt worth it, but knowledge a
by TuringNYC 1y ago
>> Is there no non-monetary value in the knowledge and skills? If it doesn't make us money it's not worth it?
Not saying college isnt worth it, but knowledge and skills can be much more easily obtained via MOOCs, digital learning platforms, reading, etc. I know not everyone has the focus to do so, but that is usually because they do not look at the sheer cost of the alternative. A good way to frame the decision is -- "if you cannot learn some of this via MOOCs/Udemy/Udacity/Coursera, are you willing to pay $80k for someone to help you focus on doing it?"
Separate from this is experience, relationships, teamworks, practicals/labs, etc which I think college is much better at than MOOCs/Udemy/Udacity/Coursera.
I honestly wish I could have done a year or two of MOOCs/Udemy/Udacity/Coursera inbetween college so I could focus even more on experience, relationships, teamworks, practicals/labs when actually in college.
- hirvi74 1y agoAre you disciplined and internally motivated enough to sit down and go through all those various courses? If so, I envy you with every last fiber of my being. > "if you cannot learn some of this via MOOCs/Udemy/Udacity/Coursera, are you willing to pay $80k for someone to help you focus on doing it?" Let me tell you, when you know that the only way to pay back that 80k is with your hard earned money or your life, then the motivation is a lot easier to muster. My loans were not even half that amount, and that was still enough to put the fear of God in me.