College Is a Waste of Time and Money In this essay that came from Caroline Bird’s book “The Case Against College”‚ she claims that most students that are in school not because they want to be‚ but because it is now the thing to do or to get away from their parents. (Bird 647) She also goes on to say a little later essay that she notices when she goes on campus that the students look sad. She says‚ “I have been overwhelmed by the prevailing sadness on American campuses”. (Bird 469) Birds has very
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College is Worth It In the essay “College Is a Waste of Time and Money‚” Caroline Bird argues that college is a complete waste of time and money for people. She argues that most students are unhappy and unsatisfied with attending college. She believes that they go to college because it has become the thing to do or because of getting pressure from their parents or societies. Furthermore‚ she thinks that college is not a good financial investment because career financial success depends on other
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The Case Against College In "The Case Against College"‚ Caroline Bird questions the necessity of college and the education it provides. She states that college is accepted--without question. She holds that conventional wisdom and evidence show all high school graduates will be more responsible‚ and better than those who do not go. Bird’s column is devoted to tearing down the college institution. She fails to recognize the many benefits and purposes of college. Bird points out that there are many
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In the article titled “College Is a Waste of Time and Money‚” Caroline Bird argues that students are in college for the wrong reasons. Bird talks about how people can find professional success without attending college. According to Bird‚ “In fact there is no real evidence that the higher income of college graduates is due to college… No one who has wrestled with the problem is prepared to attribute all of the higher income to the impact of college itself” (221). This means there is no research
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In the case against college Linda Lee makes a valid argument that its not necessary to acquire a college degree to have a successful career. However< it can also be argued that you need a college degree in order to have a successful career. Both arguments can be true based on different factors such as socio-economic‚ career goals and desire. If you want a professional career‚ like a lawyer‚ Psychologist‚ or doctor‚ then you will definitely need a degree to be taken seriously in those professions
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The case against college When it comes to the idea of going to college‚ the thoughts are infinite. For the most part people know that going to college will benefit their future‚ however‚ a commonly debated question: Is going to college worth all of the time and money? For some‚ college planning may have begun in their early years‚ but what about those who don’t wish to attend college to become successful in life? Some people‚ such as the author of “The case against college‚” Linda Lee‚ portrays
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In the case‚ Caroline Weese‚ the CIO of North American Financial‚ was in a bind with the head executives and it was her time to present to them her justification of the IT budget. The executives didn’t see the value in the IT investments after pouring millions of dollars into it‚ and was looking to Caroline to answer the problem. Caroline had great IT management that followed every standard that ensured IT processes were efficient‚ cost effective‚ and on par with industry regulations‚ but had no
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The Case Against College When high school students graduate‚ they have many choices to make about there future. The natural thing for a young person to do after high school is go to college. For generations this has been the way for many young students‚ but some of today’s youth put academics aside. Those who do‚ feel that they have had enough of writing and reading and expect to get good jobs flipping burgers. Those who do go to college benefit in many ways. Not only do they receive skills that
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that college equals success. My family and I are most definitely a part of the America that is obsessed with college. My dad has always said‚ “In the real word‚ you’ll need a college degree.” I’ve taken that strongly to heart and plan on attending college after high school. I believe that for all high school graduates‚ college is a must to achieve a comfortable life. Most people do not want to be “just another statistic” but in this case‚ I would not mind at all. In “The Case Against College‚”an
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Caroline Chesebro’ was a novelist‚ storyteller‚ and teacher‚ who was one of the female writers of the genre of domestic fiction during the 19th century. Her real name is Chesebro’ is her pen name‚ and her real name is Caroline Chesebrough. Born in Canandaigua‚ Ontario County‚ in New York‚ she was raised by her mother‚ Betsey Kimball Chesebrough and father‚ Nicholas G. Chesebrough. Her relationships with her parents and her seven other siblings are not clear- there are not much information that could
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