Reply #30: You're perceptions about college are a bit off

[MadHound]

First off, not everybody has the good fortune to get a vocational career such as yours, especially in these times. Most are consigned to doing physical labor or some sort of low paying service job.

Secondly, I'm willing to bet that most of these "dumb ass kids" will be pulling down big bucks within a few years, depending on their particular field of work. Oh, and being inexperienced and irresponsible shows up in the vast majority of new workers, degreed or not.

Yes, the big problem is their debt. However given that their income potential is much greater than non-degreed workers, that debt might be a problem for a few years, but it will go away. Yes, we've got to find a way to finance college for a lot of people, but that problem doesn't mean that college is a sucker's move.

Finally, college isn't just about training for a job, it is also about expanding your intellectual horizons. Getting a wider view of the world in many different ways.

Frankly you sound like an old curmudgeon, bitter that you never attended college. Perhaps you should try it out. There are many creative ways to fund a college education. Me, I actually worked for the college I attended and got my degree tuition free.

But whatever you do, don't discount the value of higher education, because that value is beyond monetary measure.