- 03 Jun 2021 15:25
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I say generally yes but with a qualification. The qualification is, "it depends on what it is that do in place of college".
Several points.
I agree with Dr X about the fluff. But that fluff is sometimes life changing even though it is not something that one uses in his/her job every day.
College graduates generally speak differently from non graduates. They have a better vocabulary and that allows them to extract more from what they read or hear.
I firmly believe in cultural literacy. If, for example, one had never read the Bible or more commonly had never studied broad subject matter in college, what would they make of this very common statement:
"It was the Genesis of an idea." If they did not know what Genesis is they would be far behind everyone in the room.
This broader cultural knowledge helps one see the world in a different light.
A college degree is good for self esteem.
One never knows where the twists and turns will take one.
My wife has a teaching degree (among others) and though she has never taught knows she could if she needed to.
Now I freely admit that college in the US is FAR to expensive. That is due in large part to the whole concept of a student loan. They should be abolished. There is no incentive for colleges and universities to reduce costs to students as long as the government will guarantee every loan and allow students to pay the freight.
Those of us with degrees probably cannot even imagine what life would be like without the knowledge we acquired getting them. We are probably the last people to ask. What do those without degrees think?
Several points.
I agree with Dr X about the fluff. But that fluff is sometimes life changing even though it is not something that one uses in his/her job every day.
College graduates generally speak differently from non graduates. They have a better vocabulary and that allows them to extract more from what they read or hear.
I firmly believe in cultural literacy. If, for example, one had never read the Bible or more commonly had never studied broad subject matter in college, what would they make of this very common statement:
"It was the Genesis of an idea." If they did not know what Genesis is they would be far behind everyone in the room.
This broader cultural knowledge helps one see the world in a different light.
A college degree is good for self esteem.
One never knows where the twists and turns will take one.
My wife has a teaching degree (among others) and though she has never taught knows she could if she needed to.
Now I freely admit that college in the US is FAR to expensive. That is due in large part to the whole concept of a student loan. They should be abolished. There is no incentive for colleges and universities to reduce costs to students as long as the government will guarantee every loan and allow students to pay the freight.
Those of us with degrees probably cannot even imagine what life would be like without the knowledge we acquired getting them. We are probably the last people to ask. What do those without degrees think?
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.
Voltaire
God is a comedian playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh.
Voltaire
Voltaire
God is a comedian playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh.
Voltaire