College for all - right?

[BarTopDancer]

I was not "groomed" to go to college. It was never expected of me, and in fact was continually "wet blanketed". There are a myriad of reasons why, and none of them matter now. Yet here I am, struggling to balance work/home life while going to school full time. Going to school because that piece of paper is what is needed to get a job, even in fields where it's "hands on" learning.

The article reminded me of my time at University of Phoenix. Classrooms filled with students who rushed to get there from work. Our main break was filled with a mix of dinner, work and phone calls home. Some students were Ms. L, yet they passed with an A (college for all, an A for all at UoP). Most of my classmates where there because their work insisted they go, or be let go. One of my classmates had been a manager at an aerospace company for 10 years before they decided he had to get a degree or be let go, and replaced with someone much younger, with a degree - but no experience.

College is not for all and high school is not preparing everyone for college. Bachelor degrees are going to become as common as high school diplomas. I suspect that we'll see a similar push for Masters degrees in about 15 years.