Collegeeducationisworthless

　　Withthedevelopmentoftheworld，moreandmoreskillfulandcreativeelitesareneededinthesociety。Thissituationleadstothephenomenonthatmoreandmorehighschoolgraduatesprefertogotocollege。Atthesametime，thecostofacollegeeducationhasbeenraisedtoahighlevel。Itseemseverythingisfittedandonlyonequestionisremaining：Isthecollegeeducationworthit？Ofcoursenot，becauseitisexpensive，meaninglessandunnecessary。Theaveragepriceofallgoodsandserviceshasrisenabout50percent。Butthepriceforacollegeeducationhasnearlydoubledinthattime。Istheeducationthattoday’sstudentsaregettingtwiceasgood？Arethenewworkerstwiceashandy，oreffective？Havetheybecome，somehow，thatexpensivetoeducate？Atthesametime，thestudentloandebtintheUnitedStates，outpacedcreditcarddebtin2010andwilltop1trillionin2011。《Stephens，38》Yes，atrilliondollars。Maybeitisnotabigdealforarichfamilytodecidewhethertheywouldliketosendtheirchildrentoacollegeornot，butforthemajority，itisarealproblem。Generallyspeaking，parentscountoncollegeeducationandhopethattheirchildrencanearnmorethanothersandliveahappylife。Ithasbeenanopensecretthatcollegeeducationisjustabigjoke，butatleastitmayoffergraduateswithajob。ForBrianMorris，whogotabachelor’sdegreeinliberalartsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia，Berkley，hewasunabletofindadecentpayingjob，andhehadtobeatruckdriver。《Nemko，32》Yes，atruckdriver，withthisexamplewecaneasilyfindhowweakthecollegedegreeis。Ofcourse，thecommonsense，andcollegesthemselves，saythatcollegeeducationshouldnotbeallaboutthemoney。Thecollegelifecanenrichone’seyesightandteachyouhowtothink。ButisitreallyneededforaChemistrystudenttolearnGermanandaPhycologystudenttolearnChinesehistory，orCalculus？InNaomiRiley’sarticle，hepointedoutthatatNorthwestern，themathrequirementcanbefulfilledwith’SlavonicLinguistics’《Riley40》Thisisridiculoussincethecollegestudentsarelearningcourseswithhavetotallynothingtodowitheachother。Beforetheclasses，studentsdreamthattheywouldlearnalot，havealotoffun，andcancoopwithothers，orfindtheirinterestsfromcommunicatingwiththeirprofessors。Butthethingis，thestudentsarenotworkingtogetherbutcompeting，theylearnsuchhardbutuselessstaffandtheyfindthattheirprofessorscan’thelp！Additionally，collegeeducationpricesselflearningasoneofthemostimportantskillswhichisrequired。Ifthestudentsarelearningallbythemselves，whyshouldtheyevenenteracollege？What’smore，accordingtotheU。S。DepartmentofEducation，ifyougraduatedinthebottom40ofyourhighschoolclassandwenttocollege，76of100won’tearnadiploma，evenifgiven8。5years。《Nemko，32》Whichmeansit’sanobviousunfairtrade8。5yearsandthousandsofdollarsfornothingbutsomeconfusingformulasandChinesehistory。Let’ssaythatthestudentssuccessfullypassedtheircollegeeducation，butthehiringmanagerswilltellthemthatcreativeintelligenceandanabilitytocommunicateifmuchmoreimportantinthelongterm。Sadlyourcollegeeducationdoesn’tteachcreativethinkingorcommunicating。Yesstudentsmaybedissatisfiedwithhigherleveledjobrequirements，butdespitethat，dotheylearn？A2006studyfundedbythePewCharitableTrustsfoundthat50ofcollegeseniorsfailedatestthatrequiredthemtodosuchbasictasksasinterpretatableaboutexerciseandbloodpressure，understandtheargumentsofnewspapereditorials，orcomparecreditcardoffers。《Nemko，32》Thetruthisthewholesystemofcollegeeducationistellingstudentsthatacollegeeducationissuchagoodinvestmentandonceyoufinishedthecollege，youarealmostautomaticallypromotedtothemiddleclass。Butinfact，theyarenotevenguaranteeinganything，however，formillionsofgraduates，itturnedouttobeanautomatictickettostudentloanhell。Somepeoplemayarguethatcountlesselitesorsuccessfulentrepreneurshaveacollegedegree。Itisabsolutelytrue，butthepointis，thoughtheyhaveacollegedegree，isitthemainreasonwhytheyaresuccessfulandoutstanding？IftheanswerisYes，whytheothergraduatesaresufferingfromboringjobsandlowpay？WhyothersuperbigbosseslikeBillGatesorWaltDisneydon’thaveacollegedegree？Peoplearenowoverestimatingcollegeeducationandunderestimatingthemselves，challengingselflearningmightactuallybemorerewardingthancollegecourseswere，andthestudentswholearnbythemselvesmightactuallyenjoytheirlearningexperiencemore。Finishingcollegestudentsarefindingithardtosummarizewhattheyreallylearntfromthis4yearsgreatsacrifice，whiletheenteringcollegestudentsareexpectinganamazingnewlife。Ifyougotocollegewiththepurposeofgettingmoreknowledgeandskills，theywilltellyoutolearnafterclass，andifyoujustwanttogetacertificateandagoldbowl，itwon’t。What’smore，alwaysrememberthereare40whocannevergetthatcertificatepaper，evenfor8。5years。Andneverforgetthecollegedebt，itsucks！Workscited1：DaleStephens，CollegeisawasteoftimePracticalArgument。Ed。LaurieG。KirsznerandStephenR。Mandell。Boston。BedfordSt。Martins。2014。Print2：MartyNemko。WesendtoomanystudentstocollegePracticalArgument。Ed。LaurieG。KirsznerandStephenR。Mandell。Boston。BedfordSt。Martins。2014。Print3：NaomiSchaeferRiley，Whatisacollegeeducationreallyworth？PracticalArgument。Ed。LaurieG。KirsznerandStephenR。Mandell。Boston。BedfordSt。Martins。2014。Print