What is the point of school?

[skyfall123]

Geezer, I agree with most of what you said. For me I don't like the fact that college has become expected of everyone and that most people view a diploma as a barometer of success. I appreciate Molotov's perspective from another angle....

I understand the overall concept....but also know that nothing lasts forever. In my twenties, I worked my way up from a salesperson at an electronics store to a buyer, then a district manager overseeing 9 stores and 250 employees...however to move to another company I had to compete with college grads with business degrees. There were no options such as the "Big 3" back then. My option was to start my own business.

I have survived as a small business owner without a degree since 1988. Like Molotov, I have traveled to Europe 20+ times, Asia, etc...I could say the same thing he does....but I don't because I am a little older and a little wiser. NOTHING lasts forever. It's all about having options. A degree at the "Big 3" is an inexpensive and relatively easy way to provide yourself with additional options.

My oldest son is 26. He decided to go to Oktoberfest last year. He met a girl, fell in love and decided to move to Germany. I MADE him enroll and finish a BSBA CIS from TESC. Just yesterday he called with the news that he was offered a job here lsespace.com [Home]

The job will utilize his technical skills (Cisco) that he learned on the job in the Telecom industry. Without a degree, then no interview and no job. Is it just a piece of paper ? Maybe....but it opens doors and options that may otherwise never be available. Could he get another job without the degree? Yes. In the Aerospace industry in another country? No. It's all about options.

BTW Molotov begins with a false premise. No College=No Future is a statement that HE created... which he then attributes to "everyone else" or "big education".