Take any class online, or even just watch a few well-done series of videos on a topic, and you’ll realize the traditional higher education system is doomed (as it should be).
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College classes are like business books...they’re filled with fluff simply because they have to fill a certain amount of time and create the perception of value. I’d love to know if a single career path that actually necessitates the current higher education structure.
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Yes, I know lots of employers unfortunately require a degree, but what skills actually benefit from the structure of a traditional degree?
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I think of the medical field and how I’m thankful there’s a high barrier to actually completing the coursework, but the format of 10 years of education even for that seems...unnecessary.
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Nearly every field changes so incredibly quickly that no university can possibly keep up and actually stay relevant.
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As my children get older (with my oldest only a few years away from graduating high school) I’m having a really difficult time finding a single scenario where I’d encourage them to go to college.
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Seems much wiser and economical to encourage things like internships, apprenticeships or just giving them each a small amount of cash to help them start something.
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I know every field is different, so my background in design is obviously different than someone in say psychology or medicine, but really...why do people keep spending $10s or $100s of thousands of dollars to get degrees?
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The weird thing is feels like most people know this, know it’s going to change at some point, but don’t know what to do about it. Myself included
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