- Most 18 year olds should not be in college. They SHOULD be getting some life experience, seeing the world, traveling, gathering up experiences that will enrich their later college experience.
- A lot of brain maturity happens for a lot of people between 20 and 25.
- We expect college behaviors of high schoolers, many of whom aren't ready for it.
- Kids should have some work experience.
- The possibility of the tech college as a stepping stone to further education.
- Students not successful in the academic setting should back off until they get a plan and a focus, and are ready to burst walls to make it happen.
- A good track record opens doors, a poor one can cost more money in the long haul.
- Rocket science is often open to older students who couldn't do algebra at any time in high school.
Why do we dangle college as the holy grail?
The answer is: To finish the student's indoctrination. Their success in a field of study isn't important.
The indoctrination happens in an environment where the instructor is forbidden to speak to the parent, in the introductory courses in communications (literature, writing, speech), science, and the humanities, where students are told that capitalism is a bad thing, that government holds all the answers, that the working conditions of anyone who works is terrible, that humans are no more than a slightly glorified animal, that experiencing sexuality is a wonderful thing at any time and under all conditions, that one doesn't have to take responsibility for the babies made but that we should probably try to avoid certain diseases, that humans are a scourge upon the earth, anyway.
What better way to convey all of these things to the young mind! They are separated from parents and families, grouped with friends under the same instruction, allowed and to some degree encouraged access to behavior-altering drugs, and given free rein and encouragement to try behaviors which their parents would not approve.
College!
3 comments:
You hit the nail on the head!
one reason is that in order to do what you want you need a degree. Want to be a nurse 5 years, a doctor 8-12 years. That is if you know what you want. I agree you shouldn't go unless you have a clue what you want to do. But many go to college to explore and figure out what they want to do. There's a whole lot who go so they continue with their sport. They are really messed up. Some go to finally experience a challenge of someone pushing them to their extent.
Well, if you need to be a doctor or a nurse, or a degree for anything else, then go to college. College is far too expensive to go and find out what you WANT to do, unless you want to take a few classes, maybe one at a time. But whatever you do, my friend Anonymous, please get some more instruction in writing before YOU go!
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