Obama truly has no idea how the real world works Via ABC:
The president said, “A high school diploma is not going to be enough. Folks need a college degree. They need workforce training. They need a higher education. And so today I want to talk about the higher education strategy that we’re pursuing not only to lead the world once more in college graduation rates, but to make sure our graduates are ready for a career; ready to meet the challenges of a 21st century economy. “
What Obama and the liberals will create is a type of credential inflation (as opposed to monetary inflation) where an increasing number of college graduates will be chasing a finite number of jobs. This will cause many employers to require a college degree needlessly for jobs that at one time did not require a degree. Furthermore, employers will start requiring Masters for jobs that today only Bachelor’s Degree.
Of course, if Obama’s plan is realized, the real winner in all this will be the Colleges who will see a surge in enrollment and a nice profit.
Education is important. However, a college degree will not determine if you are a success or a failure. Hard work, perseverance, risk taking and creativity are keys the keys to success. Just take a look at this abbreviated list of very successful people who never attended, or dropped out of, college: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, Paul Allen, Mark Twain. Richard Branson, Warren Buffet, Ted Turner, Harry Truman, Mark Zuckerberg, Ray Bradbury, The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, David Oreck, Michael Dell and Richard DeVos.
I have nothing against college (I went four years myself), but it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The skills I am using to provide for my family today are the ones I taught myself. My Bachelor’s Degree is in a drawer somewhere and gathering dust.
I agree. As I said, Education is important but is not the determining factor if you are successful or not.
I can’t count how many people I have ran into with college anywhere from 2 to 6 and sometime more years that still seems to have a hard time getting a job at McDonald’s. And I’m not exaggerating, I find it sad because so many are still stuck with all those loans they need to pay off and there are no jobs to be had.
The job market has been tough for the last few years and obviously won’t get better until ’13 (hope for change).