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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo people still think it's not important to have an actual degree to be eligible to run for potus?
Not one your name or parents bought you.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)I dont view a college degree as saying much about a persons intelligence. All it says is that they could afford to buy one or were willing to go into severe debt to get one...or that their parents bought it for them.
BTW - almost every professional football player has a college degree, while very few professional baseball players have a degree.
Guppy
(444 posts)it says you can finish a task.
In the old days college wasn't so expensive.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Most people have thousands of opportunities in their lives to finish a task. What makes finishing the task of a college degree different or special? The cost? The debt? Doesnt getting a high school degree already show you can finish a task when it comes to education?
A medical degree is one thing. A theology degree is another.
And how about putting your line on the life in the armed services? Certainly when it comes to finishing a task, that rates a lot higher than getting a college degree.
Guppy
(444 posts)that is why many never finish. No one is making you do it.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)abandon their pursuit of a college degree. Many have college debts and need to get a job before they can finish. Of course, if youre wealthy, thats not an issue.
And I dont see how the task being 4 years adds any weight to the task. BFD.
I had no money and I finished. I even went back to finish it. Many people just can't see the bigger picture. One of my son's friends was really smart and his parents were paying yet he dropped out. In later years you diminish your earning potential.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)And the fact is that our country doesnt have the capacity to offer more than a third of the people the opportunity to go to college. Colleges are already over crowded. Here in CA, the average student cant finish a degree in 4 years because they cant get their required courses due to overcrowding. Its a real problem.
If half the population tried to go to college the system would probably collapse.
Holding up completing a college degree as some measure of a persons worth in such a reality is elitist.
As far as future earnings, I know plenty of college grads who are dirt poor, and I know a couple of non-degreed people who have no problem earning 6-figure salaries. Go figure.
Guppy
(444 posts)I am proud I have my degree and one of my best traits is my determination and I have been earning a six figure salary for many years. I own my business and I cold call top companies. College taught me to communicate.
Paka
(2,760 posts)you were willing to work part time and Summers to pay for it. That was possible back 100 years ago. And well worth the effort.
panader0
(25,816 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)If legal permanent residents are required to pass it in order to become a US citizen, then at the very least, the occupant of the White House should be required to do so.
Voltaire2
(13,032 posts)nor should there be.