I've been following the idea of this documentary for some time and I know it has been a topic of conversation among many home educating families. I hope you'll watch and determine for yourself if this information is true and/or useful.
Personally, I find the information on student loans and the terrible condition of tuition costs to be true. I know that my husband and I have college degrees and loans which have had very little effect in increasing our income. Yet, we are still paying off the debt. Some might say, we just didn't get enough college education...that may be true. But shouldn't some college education be worth something? It is worth practically nothing in our current state.
What do we tell our children? I have one in college now and another starting some concurrent enrollment classes in the Fall. I have all kinds of questions...Should they go to college right now? Is it worth it? Will they be straddled with debt like their parents? We don't have any money to pay for their college, how much will they owe the government if they get loans?
...and most important...Is there a better way?
I watched this and found some of their logic to be flawed. However, I personally agree with the premise. College can so easily be a total waste of time and money, and the means enslavement when done without much consideration and careful planning. The issues are: 1-do you want to do something that absolutely needs accredidation or technical training? Is it a good investment? What is the ROI? 2- Are you willing and able to do something outside of the establishment? Can we develop a group of people that are willing to eschew a mere piece of paper to work with those who have merely qualified themselves through personal study, internships, work ethic, creativity? 3- My greatest concern is for the young women who find themselves enslaved to work once they have unwittingly become endebted to the illusion of education. 4- I think a young man can more often make the logical assumption that a very demanding, technically training program at a quality school is very much worth his time and monetary investment if he believes that a primary purpose for him is to provide for his wife and children's financial needs.
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