College is Not a Waste of Money
October 10, 2013
English
Dr. Polster
College Is Not a Waste of Money
In the essay “College is a Waste of Time and Money,” by Caroline Bird, Ms. Bird explains her beliefs that college is a waste of time and money and how people only go either because they are told to, or because they are not ready for life. She believes college students are all living in sadness and if they would invest money for years, instead of getting an education, they would get more money than if they were to build a career and work until the retirement age. Ms. Bird also explained the shrinking job market and how people waste their time on unnecessary classes, earning a degree in which they will not be able to find a job. I have to agree with Ms. Bird when she says that college is a waste of time and that there are many unnecessary classes , but I disagree with her every other claim. As I agree, I believe that if college were to be as effective in a shorter period of time, it would be much better for many college students. If people were to learn only what they needed for their intended work field they would not be wasting their time in any way and shortly after graduating they could start working, earning back the money they invested. There are many unnecessary classes like electives perhaps that just get in the way and take more time away from graduating sooner. For those who plan to go to a professional school it may take even longer for them to actually start working because after college they would still have to go through however many years they would need to complete in order to get to their graduation in a graduate school. Ms. Bird explained how college students continue to a higher education “because Mother wanted them to go” or because “it’s the only way they can get parents or taxpayers to support them without getting a job they don’t like” but, I’d have to say that is a logical fallacy. More specifically she is trapped in the idea that there are only two options to
English
Dr. Polster
College Is Not a Waste of Money
In the essay “College is a Waste of Time and Money,” by Caroline Bird, Ms. Bird explains her beliefs that college is a waste of time and money and how people only go either because they are told to, or because they are not ready for life. She believes college students are all living in sadness and if they would invest money for years, instead of getting an education, they would get more money than if they were to build a career and work until the retirement age. Ms. Bird also explained the shrinking job market and how people waste their time on unnecessary classes, earning a degree in which they will not be able to find a job. I have to agree with Ms. Bird when she says that college is a waste of time and that there are many unnecessary classes , but I disagree with her every other claim. As I agree, I believe that if college were to be as effective in a shorter period of time, it would be much better for many college students. If people were to learn only what they needed for their intended work field they would not be wasting their time in any way and shortly after graduating they could start working, earning back the money they invested. There are many unnecessary classes like electives perhaps that just get in the way and take more time away from graduating sooner. For those who plan to go to a professional school it may take even longer for them to actually start working because after college they would still have to go through however many years they would need to complete in order to get to their graduation in a graduate school. Ms. Bird explained how college students continue to a higher education “because Mother wanted them to go” or because “it’s the only way they can get parents or taxpayers to support them without getting a job they don’t like” but, I’d have to say that is a logical fallacy. More specifically she is trapped in the idea that there are only two options to