What is the point of school?

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Originally Posted by Farmerboy
WND TV

This guy has an interesting take on college in today's world...

Great video! It's about time somebody said this...

I make these comments as someone who at one time made a few hundred thousand doing video production work. While it is true that in his field, it might be wiser for some/most people to put the time money and effort into getting an internship, self teaching, investing in equipment instead of spending $40K a year going to a "Full Sail" type of school with no guarantees on the other end.....whether an individual can earn a living or have a great year or a great decade without a college degree, does not in any way make the case against getting a degree.

In reality, he is doing exactly what he accuses Big Education of doing..only his message is that you don't need a degree. The reality is that at this current time, HE doesn't need a degree. It's like the used car salesperson who promises not to apply pressure, then turns it up...To try and substantiate his claim that a degree his unnecessary, he mentions Bill Gates. He is not Bill Gates or Michael Dell nor should he even mention himself in the same conversation with those guys.

He has enjoyed some success. Big Deal. There are probably hundreds of people on this forum that have enjoyed six figure incomes without a degree....but for how many years, and what guarantee will they have in twenty years?

You should wisely choose your field, and you should spend the time and money that you put into a degree wisely.....but to adopt an attitude that a college degree isn't necessary based on one or two or ten years of high income is in my opinion shortsighted.