What is the point of school?

[Griffin]

I've had conversations with my co-workers about what the piece of paper really means to the Fed, and this is what we came up with:

1) The recipient has the ability to learn new skills
2) The recipient has written language skills that are needed for many positions
3) The recipient is capable of abstract and critical reasoning skills needed for problem solving
4) The recipient has the tenacity to make a plan and follow it through to the end

:iagree: I don't think I could have put it better myself! I've had the pleasure of knowing lots of people who were smart, bright, team players and the whole nine yard -- but who had ZERO written skills. None, zip, nada. Not illiterate, but they struggled to get their point across in a paragraph. For them to finish college (and some did!) would take tremendous drive that most people aren't willing to put in.