Education in the United States
It is the American dream to get out of high school and to start working towards your degree, right? Perusing a degree in the United States is not as dream like for some students. Many factors such as the learning environment, where you come from, and the knowledge and will power can shape how the higher education experience can go. While not all of these factors necessarily point to a rough or tough college experience, but also show that we as a nation could help our students be more educated and prepared to pursue and finish a degree. All students should be given equal opportunity and tools to become a successful member of society.
In “Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?” Charles Murray talks about how a college degree now days, is looked at higher than it should be when it comes to meeting the qualifications for a job. Most jobs that pay over minimum wage will require you to have a college degree, making it very difficult for people that either can’t afford it or do not believe in it, to get a reliable well paying job. Like Barack Obama said “It’s what you can do that should count when you apply for a job, not where you learned to do it”(Murray 97); a large amount of people have the skills for a job but do not have the degree to show for, making them not qualified for the job. Companies will not even give you an interview if your resume does not have any type of degree on it. That situation makes life very unfair for multiple individuals. There should be some kind of certification test for applicant to take to see if he or she meets the skills needed for the job. The benefits of discarding the bachelor’s degree as a job qualification would be huge for both employers and job applicants. Therefo...
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...cott went on to graduate and learned in his own way what an education in entrepreneurship should include. First you should always make yourself valuable, learn different skills that will make you useful in multiple ways. Then, you should always take risks, even if you’re failing most of the time, in every try you learn something new. Third, is finding the action, move and find what you’re looking for. Attack luck, you aren’t always lucky, but the more you look for it the more you’ll find it. One of the most important things is to conquer your fears, step out of you comfort zone. To write simply so any audience can relate to it is very useful for and entrepreneur. And last but not least, to learn persuasion in all its forms. Although, Scott’s college professors taught him a lot about being an entrepreneur, he values highly everything he learned from his experiences.
Unemployment is on the rise and, always trying to be avoided. By obtaining a degree, the chance of being out of work is reduced. Baum, Ma, & Payea (2013) claim, “The 2012 unemployment rates for 25- to 34-year-olds were 9.6% for those with some college but no degree and 7.2% for those with associate degrees” (p.20). With just an associate's degree, the chance of being unemployed plummets 2.4% compared to those compared to little college, proving when the higher of a degree is obtained, the lower
According to The Principles of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University, Thomson South Western publishing 2004, many studies have documented that the earnings gap between workers with high skills and workers with low skills has increased over the past two decades. A man with a college degree can earn up to 89% more than one without, for woman the figure is about 70%. The incentive to stay in school is as great today as it has ever been. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s students could graduate from high school with a promising future and many joined the labor force without attending college. Unfortunately as the market changes and the need for skilled labor increases, many adult workers are now faced with a decision. More and more high school students are moving on to college and the labor pool is becoming more skilled and competitive. Although years of experience can be used to combat this reality, many employers do not grant an interview unless a degree is present. If an individual becomes unemployed or would like to be considered for a promotion the percentage of success is rapidly decreasing.
Many college graduates are finding it hard to get jobs. The biggest issue is the amount of debt Americans are facing due to the college degree they were told they should have. Colleges have been raising the prices on everything from tuition to books. The government is giving out loans to students without even asking where they’re going to school for, or if they’ll even have a plan to pay off the debt in the future. The mentality is that corporations and business won’t hire someone unless they possess a college degree. Gerald Celente, from Trends Research Institute, says “It makes no difference to have a college degree.” (College Conspiracy Scam - youtube) He wants individuals to have minds and to think for themselves. Many believe that with a degree they can have any car and house they desire and commonly known as the American Dream.
On average “Americans with a four-year college degree made 98% more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree” (Source C). Employers are searching for people with the skills and determination that come along with the earning of a degree and will not pay an individual well if they are not
If college degrees are no longer a guarantee of employment or quality employment, is it still worth the cost? College doesn’t guarantee that an individual will get a job after graduation due to the competition, making it harder for them to pay of their debts.
College education has always been seen as a gateway to making more money and living a better life. Going to college was seen as the next step that any ambitious American must take in order to make something of themselves and make their parents proud. Teachers fill their student’s heads with propaganda by telling them the only way to achieve their goal is through a proper education and with that, there is nothing they cannot do; however that is no longer the case. College takes years of diligent work and sacrifice to complete and in many cases result in the graduate being unemployed. Many people cannot handle the stress that comes with attending college and end up giving up on their dream. With the declining economy, it has become hard for students who did manage to graduate to get a job or to even afford an education. While getting a proper education is important in order to get a good job or a career, going to college is no longer the best option. Americans should no longer go to college since it has a high cost for attending, with no guaranteed rewards and there are better options available.
Having a college degree provides you a better chance of having promotion opportunity. For example, a friend of my dad who had worked very hard for ANRO ink for 23 years who never being late never commit any crime had recently complained about him not being promoted, but a young guy who came just two years ago got promoted to be his boss. After checking their background, they found out that the guy that had worked there for 23 years had no high school diploma and the young guy had one -year bachelor degree on computer science. See that’s the best example for why people should have to get a degree. Having a diploma may help you not had to do certain hard work.
Today, a degree is very valuable along with beneficial because people want to be successful and make money doing it. There are few, different reasons why people go to college: knowledge, money and a position in society. These gratifying reasons cause people to forget that going to school is not cheap, but expensive. The cost of higher education has significantly and substantial increased over the years; some are lucky enough to get a job out of college and pay off their costly student debt. While others are not so fortunate and struggle to find a job. This causes many different people to argue if either be able to
Getting a college degree is one of the most important things someone will ever receive and accomplish in their whole entire lifetime(Lynn). With a college degree, there is a lot more to explore for a career(McCabe). On average, a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree earned $30,000 more per year than a high school graduate, or about $500,000 more over a lifetime. Since 2013, more and more jobs are requiring some kind of college degree to be accepted to work there(“ProCon”). Another advantage is; it will open a lot more doors. A lot more opportunities will become available(Pennell).
Statistics show that students who have a college degree have a lower unemployment percentage than the people with a high school diploma. In the article “Is A College Education Worth It?” produced by ProCon.Org. They recorded “In 2015, 6.2% of college graduates were underemployed (insufficient work), compared to 12.9% of high school-only graduates” (“Is A College Education Worth It?”). As one can see there is a drastic difference when comparing these facts. Lower unemployment is better because it is used to measure economic health within a community. On the contrary, many may argue Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or Oprah were successful college dropouts. However, the chances of a person becoming successful college dropout is rare. In addition, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs only employed those with college degrees to work within their companies. Thus making college education superior. Equally important going to college widens your
The unemployment rate for someone with just a college degree is 7.5 yet the rate for someone with a doctoral degree unemployment rate is 2.2 this shows with a college degree you can help benefit your future family and would most likely get a career you would be proud to have. Sure “there are plenty of rewarding and important jobs and careers that do not require college “such as “technicians knowing how to install,service,and repair all the high tech machinery filling up in hospitals, offices,and factories “ but with all theses of high tech you would need to know how to work with them even the upgrades can become advanced when installing new technology or even just repairing a high tech device. that’s when college comes in they can teach about how fast technologies advancing how to install and repair these new kinds of devices. This shows how you would still need college even if your just gonna be a technician or any other job which you think you might not need
“More than one-third of the adult population in the United States has a bachelor’s degree or higher marking the first time in decades of data (Bureau).” However, the underemployment and unemployment rate is proving to devalue a college education. A college degree doesn't mean as much as it used to because more and more people keep getting college degrees, a degree no longer guarantees a job, and often experience supersedes education.
As hundreds upon thousands of students commence their first year of college, whether it is a community, state, or private university, it is important to talk about the role of college education. Pursuing a college education after high school is very important. Not only will it help one set up career goals for themselves, it will also teach them how to become responsible adults to learn their way around the world, and cover important aspects of what it means to further one’s education .
For some jobs require a bachelor’s degree, they sometimes have to wait for people who are overqualified but have to attend college. There are companies like Google who will just hire people if they are qualified for the job; I think this is the best way to look at things. I am not saying this is the best solution for all jobs, but defiantly for a select amount of jobs. Using this as a method may actually save companies money because if you do not obtain a bachelor’s degree you will not make as much money as if you had one. According to Forbes Magazine, the average starting salary is $45,000. If you do not obtain a degree you are most likely to make minimum wage. This would be able to help the economy because companies would have more money to pay their workers. Also the workers will not have college loans to pay so this is a win for both the company and the
Even though college degrees do ensure the ability for someone to get a job their are different levels of college degrees. If two people are going against each other for a job and the candidate has a degree from The University