Good post from The Simple Dollar about whether college is really necessary for everybody.
The simple answer? No.
Hey, I said it first...even if he does go into a little more detail :) He fleshes out the options well, and also talks about the dilemma for parents about whether to encourage/make their kids go to college if they haven't yet discovered where their talents lie. He makes the point that for these kids (which may well be the majority of high school graduates), going to college isn't necessarily the only--or the best--route to finding out.
The last line sums it up well: "The point is that college isn’t the only answer, and to force your children down that path can deny them the opportunity to spread their wings." [Side note: Neither Matt nor I feels even remotely like our parents forced us to go to college. On the contrary. It's just an interesting question, and one we've pondered as we've come to the realization that we'll most likely have kids some day.]
The simple answer? No.
Hey, I said it first...even if he does go into a little more detail :) He fleshes out the options well, and also talks about the dilemma for parents about whether to encourage/make their kids go to college if they haven't yet discovered where their talents lie. He makes the point that for these kids (which may well be the majority of high school graduates), going to college isn't necessarily the only--or the best--route to finding out.
The last line sums it up well: "The point is that college isn’t the only answer, and to force your children down that path can deny them the opportunity to spread their wings." [Side note: Neither Matt nor I feels even remotely like our parents forced us to go to college. On the contrary. It's just an interesting question, and one we've pondered as we've come to the realization that we'll most likely have kids some day.]
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