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In reply to the discussion: What's wrong with this picture [View all]Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)and that is why I could not believe what I was saying. But, if we are honest, very few people go to college for anything more than the opportunity to open doors for better jobs. I agree, I am grateful that I had all the courses (well, most of them) that were required to get a degree. It just seems a shame, with the costs of a degree these days, that you spend most of the first couple of years taking courses that are not preparing you for your career path. I believe that I did learn how to appreciate more than just one subject, and for that, I cherish my education.
But in honesty, if I could have gotten a better job without a college education, I would not have gone. And I still believe that I would be a critical thinker and a reader. I was before I went to college, and that didn't chance. And I know a lot of people who have degrees who do not continue to expand their horizons and knowledge after college....they just wanted the job. And just maybe, there should be a way for them to get educated to do those jobs without the burden of debt for all the credits and books and time.