why go to college?

As we can see in the article"why go to college at all?", the writer points out that people don't learn new things from college. They just keeping working on the same things as their high school - writing and reading.  The high cost of going to college is not affordable that students have to loan or work to pay for the tuition.

some people may say that we need to learn how to use the new technology in college, but i don't think college is the only way for people to learn new things. people know how to gain knowledge when they were born, but why not the new technology?  Skills that students learn from class are able for them to gain while working, so i don't think college is necessary for people to go.

Why go to college?

I agree with Dale Stephens in some area that college is not that important because we need the skills that we will use in our real job. In some cases, college will not teach those skills and you will only acquire them when they train you. Same for general education where you don't need to learn all that kind of stuff when you will become a mechanic for example. You don't need to learn about history or science or math when you can just learn about cars and how it works.

On the other hand, college is important because that's what employers look for when hiring people. They want smart people who finished college and not just high school drop outs. If you finish college people will look up to you and admire you. They will think you're successful because you have a degree. Plus learning other classes will make you smarter in general. You will be more aware of your surroundings and stuff

Go to College? Why?

The answer to if you should go to college is somewhat a gray area. There are many variables to account for. One is that it depends on what your careers goals are. Some people are better off having employable skills and talents rather than a degree, which may bury them down by the cost of education. Hence, Jon Steinberg is negative about college, as seen on the "'I Don't Want My Children to Go to College'" and the video response to his statement, even though Steinberg he went to college. On the other hand, college is important to those who would prefer professions like being a doctor or a surgeon. College will provide intensive training and other programs to know and to give experiences to execute the job well. Another variable to account for is the background of the person. The answer will vary depending on your race or socioeconomic background. In "Why Go to College at All?," Holly Ojalvo interviews Dale J. Stephens. He had a few good points of why one should not go to college. Those may have been true for him, but not to everyone. Had he not been selected for Thiel Fellowship Program, would he still stand by his philosophy? Stephens seems to be from a pretty well-off family, where 'unschooling' is an option.  To many, it is not. Intriguingly, there are no statistics provided with his points. Merely, they are just his opinions or reflections backed up by his experiences. Although, I can't disagree with what he said. 

why go to college?

in the article "why go to college at all?" ojalco,the author, uses a question, is college worth for it?,to start the article.also, he states five main arguments that people often given for going to college.those five reasons are learning in a rigorus,supported educational environment, socializing and developing a network of friends and contacts, status, self-discovery, and attaining a marketable degree and developing earning potential.moreover,different people have differnet views about going to college, it depends on how they value on college education. the reason why i choose to go to college is i want to earn an educational degree.i think it is easier for me to get a job if i have a degree, and the salary will be higher.also,in my opinion, i think go to college can help people become a knowledgeable person.

Student Loans

after reading the article, "a generation hobbled by the soaring cost of college", we can see that there are huge number students use student loans to pay for their school.also, we can see the tution for four year universities began to rise faster and faster than family incomes, which impose a new burden on students. maybe that is why most people can directly go to four year university but they don't choose to go because they know it will cost them much more money on universities than colleges. according to economists,growing studnet debt hangs over the economic recovery like a dark cloud for a generation of college gradeates and indebted dropouts.it is not an essay job for them to pay all the debts back due to economic recession. it is hard to find a job whcih takes the students a long time to finish paying all the debt.

The American Dream

  the author shows us how the American dream change from past decades to current generation, and how the American dream came to mean fame and fortune. The American dream means morphed and shifted, reflecting the hopes and wants of the day. Also, the American dream was maturing into a shared dream, and the american dream was far from degenerating into the consumerist nightmare. Right now, the american dream was almost impossible for people to achieve because in people' mind nothing is ever enough, and they set the goals for themselves are unmettable. if they fail to reach the goal which they st=et for themselves, they think themselves as a loser.

American Dream

In this article it talks about how the pass hardship of America, and how they dream to have a comfortable lifestyle back then. A house with a nice lawn, a job and car is what they wanted, but for us we wanted more. We take things for granted now a days and its the same the what the article Rethinking The American Dream said, how we dont see what we truly have. Even though you have everything you can have, why does the average american want more than just a house, car, and job? I think that now a days anything is achievable, and if you know the right person you can get that connect to get you far. As well as education since that is so open. The American Dream auther Jon Meacham says that the dream is some what lost, and that it was up to us to restore it? But does the modern day American want to restore that dream or is it to simple now a days.