Sayurixchan
I don't think you can quite give the impression that a degree isn't worth it. There's no way...no way ever you could get a job as a doctor, nurse, etc. without a degree. And now nursing is setting their standards even higher. Associate degree jobs are hardly available as they are starting to only accept bachelors or above. And if you think about it, would you want a doctor/nurse/dentist/whatever practicing just because he thought he knew a lot? Or would you rather them study their asses off, pass with the insanely high required grades to get the degree, pass all their licensing/accrediting exams, plus having a ton of clinical experience?
Don't get me wrong though...there are plenty of lesser degrees that don't mean much.
I wasn't saying that degrees are worthless. I'm saying we need to rethink what they mean and how exactly they are acquired.
The sciences are some of the few degrees that are actually genuinely worth getting currently. But I don't think you need to go to college for four years to become a radio personality (I mean, I understand there is some equipment involved but I think that would take a year to cover- tops). I think there are a lot of degrees that would be much more appropriate for apprenticeship programs instead of degrees (or have two years classroom learning two years hands-on at least so you can actually get a job when you're done because you have already acquired 'experience'). There are some degrees I think we should abolish entirely (any of the ones that don't allow you to really get a job as anything other than... a professor in the same subject). I also think the fact that many colleges require you to take classes that are not part of your major is unacceptable. If you are going to a le cordon bleu college to become a chef I think that courses in English are unnecessary.
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