Education - Elon Musk

[Porter]

Very compelling argument.

 

[thetragichippy]

I agree with him, except I’ve always said college is just to prove you can finish something you started……

[baddog]

Look how smart Charlie Kirk was. He would take on any challenge without notes. He also discouraged college kids from going to college because it is a rip off, all the while building a huge following for Christianity. He was countering indoctrination and I believe that’s why he was killed. 
 

[mat]

I’m not a fan of the higher education racket but admittedly, not everyone has the capacity to be a self learner and many fields require a degree.

[tvc184]

4 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

I agree with him, except I’ve always said college is just to prove you can finish something you started……

I used to say that but apprenticeships and technical certifications or trade schools show that you can finish something. The military is the same. Do people really need English composition, humanities and intro to science classes for most jobs? I would venture to guess that in a majority of jobs, a person who has done 4 years in the military and was honorably discharged (and probably has a learned skill) should rank higher than a person who has English Lit and consumer math with a sheepskin. 

Looking at google out of curiosity, up to 41% of college grads are not employed in a job that deals with their degree and 52% at least initially take jobs that do not require a degree. I didn’t dig into how many eventually gained employment in jobs that actually require a degree  

Obviously some jobs should require a certain level of education such as medical doctors, lawyers, school teachers, certified accountants, HR people, perhaps banking, etc.

 Other than those, I  think the need for college is way overblown.