On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote:
> > http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/73014787.html > > In most cases College has a value to those who use the knowledge they gain, and can find a job in their respective fields. If you didn't study hard in High School and look at college as just another 4 years wasting your life away behind a book or in class. Take a break from school and go experience life first, then once you get out there and figure out what you want to do with your life, then go back to school (if you haven't already settled into a career path you are happy with and can't excel without additional education). The world isn't going to end because your a 21 year old freshmen. I got a lot more out of my education after taking a break. Did I figure our what I wanted to do with life before I went back to school? Well I though so and things changed over the years. Was it worth paying $10,000+ in loans after these decisions that sent me down different career paths... NO! I'm not saying some of those classes didn't help with helping me achieve my goals, but as a whole I would have been better off without the debt. There are career paths that don't require college degrees. Or maybe better said, there are other ways to become more knowledgeable in your career path without sitting in a class room. Books on web development are just as good as anything because after looking at most Computer Science Degree programs they don't provide the foundation I gained over years of trial and error. Some of us are in unique position to say yeah skip college, while others need a degree to compete in the market place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:308590 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
