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Summary Of Is College Worth It By David Leonhardt

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Every student from an early age has the message that they must go to college drilled into their heads. Everything they do, GPA, SATS, ACTS, is preparation for college and determines how good of a college they will get into. But in todays society is it even worth attending college? David Leonhardt, author of IS College Worth It? Clearly, New Data say and Jacques Steinberg, author of Plan B: Skip College each highlight the advantages and disadvantages of earning a degree and the different options if you don’t want to attend. A college education is not the right choice for everyone, but college is worth it. David Leonhardt’s article supports the decision to attend college and earn a degree. He argues that college graduates struggle to find work …show more content…

Not everyone entering college will finish graduating with a degree, which leaves a lot of debt and no degree. For those who don’t pursue a higher degree, there should be different options to learn skills needed for the work force. Short-term vocational and career training is all some jobs require, a lot of careers don’t require bachelor degrees. Skill sets that employers desire are pushed aside to prepare students for college. The concept of apprenticeship should be more active today, it trains faster and teaches management in the workplace first hand. Schools should offer more vocational education alternatives, educators would steer students toward those options. However, college experience earns more money and lowers unemployment rates even without a degree. Steinberg concludes that schools should teach more skills for less then have students decide to earn a bachelor’s degree (Steinberg …show more content…

Some students will be paying off student for the rest of their lives, or have as much debt as a small house. Steinberg argues that debt is not good for you and some students won’t graduate and be in debt without a degree. College graduates sometimes struggle to find work and feel overqualified for jobs they do accept. Leonhardt argues that college is an investment that pays off down the road, the "true cost of a college degree is about negative $500,000,” Leonhardt declares. The wage gap between those with a degree and without a degree continues to grow and was at its highest as of 2014. Therefore, not attending college is costing you more than going to

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