Democrats and Republicans disagree whether college is worth the cost

[LisaM]

21. But I didn't go to college to get a career. I went to get an education.

I think my liberal arts education (with a few science classes thrown in for balance) enabled me to be a good employee, ultimately, but I did not go to college to monetize myself in the workforce. I went to become a well-educated person.

I've never made the big bucks, but I don't regret for one minute the time I spent writing papers on books by authors like Thomas Pynchon, learning how to write computer code, or going to an observatory in the middle of the night to see constellations.

I had to spend a decade paying back the money it cost, but I don't care. No one can take from me that I had the opportunity to be exposed to big ideas and to meet other people from all over the state and country who were also eager and excited to learn.

People seem to think education is just an investment that needs to reap financial rewards. Me, I'll never be rich, but I'll enjoy that I reaped a lot of intellectual rewards.