tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491040877840120845.post2804633897100022171..comments2024-03-16T17:47:07.792-04:00Comments on Stationary Waves: Value In A CrowdRP Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028013805248797978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491040877840120845.post-28968476523231954862012-09-04T16:52:54.383-04:002012-09-04T16:52:54.383-04:00I would tell my own child to skip college if he/sh...I would tell my own child to skip college if he/she is interested in a field in which a college education isn't necessary, or if he/she can't get into a school in which the degree has merit (such as MBA schools, etc.), or if he/she is merely pursuing a passion rather than a career. <br /><br />In other words, I consider college one possible means to one of many possible ends.<br /><br />I work in a field in which college degrees are necessary to get a foot in the door. If my children want to follow in dad's footsteps, my advice is to get a college degree, but not waste loading it up with pointless minors or the likes.<br /><br />Every case is different, and sometimes the piece of paper is valuable at the end. But also, sometimes not. The trick is knowing what you're looking at. At any rate, I shall count myself lucky and successful if I manage to raise children who want to pursue knowledge, and who are happy, well-adjusted people, college or no.<br />RP Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028013805248797978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491040877840120845.post-84436982750380000172012-09-04T16:39:31.927-04:002012-09-04T16:39:31.927-04:00You raise some interesting arguments. I think ther...You raise some interesting arguments. I think there are also countervailing points. <br /><br />But on the topic of higher education: Would you tell your own kid to refrain from following the crowd to an institution of higher education, and instead to pursue a post-secondary education from free web sites? This is not a hypothetical question for me.<br /><br />Mostly, the free web-based educational sites decline to offer credentials. That could be a problem. <br /><br />But I suspect there may be a business opportunity here: Testing and credentialing people who will attest to having taken classes from MIT/Harvard OpenCourseWare (or wherever). MIT/Harvard won't provide the credential, but that can't stop third parties from doing so.<br /><br />nobody.reallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com