I admit: I live in Europe – my formal education was partly paid by taxpayers – that’s the tradition here and I’m happily paying for other people’s education now. Not only this, but even if you’d get private education, it would still be cheaper than USA.
Even after all these years of school, I am at the beginning of my career – if by that you mean salaried work experience – and watching this documentary on the so-called college bubble kinda shocked me.
I am shocked because my patients are all seniors – and it is only during the old age one can notice the cumulative effect of daily decisions – reading a book instead of watching TV, choosing salad and veggies instead of pork belly and cake every meal, going to the library instead of the smoke-filled clubs, having a lifetime partner instead of sleeping around, taking a walk in the park instead of playing a video game – and education is the best medical drug by far – because educated people control their diseases a lot better – while taking the same receipt from their physician!
Yes – a degree can be hyped and it takes work to go through that hype – especially when you’ll pay it by debt! That’s why you need to train your brain all the time – even before going to college – and choose wisely!
No, education is not worthless – it may not be all about money, but life quality greatly increases – so if you wanna go the formal way, choose a field where you really need that piece of paper – like medicine, law, engineering, police, firefighting – and gain some work experience in the field before you embark on this road – ESPECIALLY if you’re gonna pay it out of your own pocket with(out) any additional income!
Would you do college again if you could turn back time?
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