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Originally Posted by Tobra

One of the biggest problems I have seen is the misconception that a Bachelor's degree is the right course for everyone. The trades(carpentry, metal working) have gotten short shrift for years. Many, many students are sold a bill of goods that reads, "Get a college degree and be guaranteed success".

This is not only mistaken, but destructive. We are left with a huge number of young people with crushing debt, and no marketable skills. A lot of them would have been better off joining the military and learning to be diesel mechanics, or electicians or heavy equipment operators, cooks etc, etc.

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