The idea that a college diploma is an all-but-mandatory ticket to a successful career is showing fissures. Feeling squeezed by a sagging job market and mounting student debt, a groundswell of university-age heretics are pledging allegiance to new groups like UnCollege, dedicated to “hacking” higher education. Inspired by billionaire role models, and empowered by online college courses, they consider themselves a D.I.Y. vanguard, committed to changing the perception of dropping out from a personal failure to a sensible option, at least for a certain breed of risk-embracing maverick. Risky? Perhaps. But it worked for the founders of Twitter, Tumblr and a little company known as Apple.
Saying No to College - NYTimes.com (via infoneer-pulse)
A college degree may be optional for the most exceptional of individuals, but it is still necessary for the vast majority of American students looking to secure a decent paying job. Until “college degree required” no longer appears on most job postings, that is the reality of where we are today in the education and job market. That being said, colleges need to provide a better value proposition for the money being spent for the degree.
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Source: The New York Times
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