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Y'all ever wish you would have gone to college instead?
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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 4762163" data-attributes="member: 60822"><p><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">"I'm tired of the "college is not for everyone" argument. That's a cop out to avoid admitting you are afraid at failure."</span></em></p><p></p><p>Could not disagree more.</p><p>College is not the only way to obtain critical thinking skills; and yes, I did attend a 4 year University.</p><p>In fact, considering the state of higher education these days, I would argue most institutions do a very poor job.</p><p></p><p>I am quite adept in a certain area of expertise. So much so, that the last PHD candidate who came to me to try out her thesis was more nervous presenting to me than presenting her formal dissertation. I did not acquire this expertise through my formal education.</p><p></p><p>To look at everyone who did not go to college as some how being afraid of failure, is being arrogant.</p><p></p><p>My time at the University was a waste of time and money. I can only think of one course I took that used the Socratic method, and was useful for bolstering critical thinking skills.</p><p></p><p>Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs never graduated college, to name just a few current people who are apparently afraid of failure.</p><p></p><p>College is not for everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="35years, post: 4762163, member: 60822"] [I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]"I'm tired of the "college is not for everyone" argument. That's a cop out to avoid admitting you are afraid at failure."[/COLOR][/I] Could not disagree more. College is not the only way to obtain critical thinking skills; and yes, I did attend a 4 year University. In fact, considering the state of higher education these days, I would argue most institutions do a very poor job. I am quite adept in a certain area of expertise. So much so, that the last PHD candidate who came to me to try out her thesis was more nervous presenting to me than presenting her formal dissertation. I did not acquire this expertise through my formal education. To look at everyone who did not go to college as some how being afraid of failure, is being arrogant. My time at the University was a waste of time and money. I can only think of one course I took that used the Socratic method, and was useful for bolstering critical thinking skills. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs never graduated college, to name just a few current people who are apparently afraid of failure. College is not for everyone! [/QUOTE]
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