Three Reasons Why College Still Matters

In the short reading “Three Reasons Why College Still Matters” by Andrew Delbanco, the author discusses the importance of college. First, we will throw the ball as to why many look at college from an economic perspective, next we will catch the ball and examine how politics has played a role into the reasoning behind college, and lastly, run the bases to showcase how democratic perspective has molded many people`s idea on college.

Let’s throw the ball and discuss the economic portion of college. Those who purse an education tend to make more money than the individuals that don`t. Delbanco makes the analogy of ending smoking to college while stating that “low-income students who can least afford to spend money and years” create a distraction