Monday, November 12, 2012

IS COLLEGE WORTH IT...?

CLEARLY A BETTER COURSE WOULD BE GETTING CERTIFIED IN A SKILL SET THAT IS IN DEMAND BY LARGE CORPORATIONS... 

LIKE DATA BASE MANAGEMENT...I.T....SALES....TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS...ETC...  WHAT AMERICA NEEDS ARE SOME CLEVER AUTO MECHANICS...!

ITS TIME TO DITCH THE NOTION THAT WE ARE EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF  COLONIAL ADMINISTRATORS...AS OCCURRED DURING THE BRITISH RAJ IN INDIA...

....WHERE KNOWING A LITTLE ANCIENT GREEK WAS ALWAYS HELPFUL AROUND THE CLUB BAR ... BY THE CRICKET PITCH...!

CLASSICAL EDUCATION IS DEAD...BUT IT STILL RULES US FROM ITS GRAVE... 

MUCH OF WHAT IS TAUGHT IN COLLEGES IS REALLY DESIGNED TO PRODUCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSORS OF HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, ECONOMICS....ETC... 

NOT TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR REAL WORK!

THIS SYSTEM WORKED FINE...WHEN ONLY 5% OF THE POPULATION WENT TO COLLEGE...!

COMMUNITY COLLEGE SKILLS ARE ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA TODAY...  AND IT ALSO HELPS TO BE YOUNG ...LOOK GOOD...AND HAVE A TEAM PLAYER PERSONALITY...AND A FEW CONTACTS...

BECAUSE IT REALLY IS NOT WHAT YOU KNOW...ITS WHO YOU KNOW THAT DETERMINES SUCCESS OR FAILURE...IN MOST CASES...