no:
Why? because of our system called capitalism.
When Obama or any other politician says at the end of his term: "we have created 1000s more jobs." They really just made 1000s more Mcjobs and what are Mcjobs other than low paying, low skilled labor?
We must consider that the main reason anyone wants to go to college is to get a job "survival" in educated society (when the average intelligence level of everyone is middle school level). I was watching the news one day and the newswoman said : "I know it doesn't seem worth it, but trust me you need a diploma because all those higher paying jobs out there require a diploma." It's true, but capitalism doesn't speak utilitarian. Those higher paying jobs are given to people from other colleges (better ones) or illegal immigrants with equivalent qualifications that the corporations don't want to pay as highly.
The biggest problem with this question is that education must be seen as an "investment." It takes respect out of education to be called an "investment" because it is seen merely as a means to an end rather than a search for a truth or a betterment of oneself. Because of capitalism, everything in society has a monetary value and is expressed monetarily. Noam Chomsky said, "The purpose of education is so that one may be able to teach themselves and discover something." (not exactly) If that was held to be truth coming from a scholar: Why must a young adult go to college for the proof of knowledge (a diploma) if they could not just educate themselves? In this sense the education system has failed in america. because the fact of the matter is we couldn't teach ourselves.
but we can regurgitate. In a politician's page there is always something about improving the education system. They can mean well, but never follow through. In our society of the US of A, a politician has a high probability of failing to make anything good out of "improving education." Why? because capitalism by its core meaning of (purposely)limited supplies and limited amount of job positions raises generations of class disputes and teaches our youth that only the most pushy and aggressive will survive in this economy.
Why else is it that the 10 least useful majors ranked by many are arts and humanities majors? It shows how the arts and humanities have fallen from power and favor. The 10 most useful are science and math majors. This surely takes the right livelihood out of education. Consistently near the top are: business and economics that goes along nicely with the capitalism. Nowadays, people grudgingly go with these majors for the money not because they like it, but because their livelihood will surely come from it even though a person would have been better of as a philosophy and could have come up with some majorly important philosophical idea! It is a utopian ideal for a person to willingly choose to go to college to learn what they want because they want to. The professor-student relationship would be better, and people would be rightfully in their place.
Also, there is that problem with the $50000/year price tag. This price tag does not allow people to freely go where they want. This price tag and other bills are a method for the government to control its people. You may work to go to college, but you'll also be paying 30% in taxes for a war you don't even care about, and then you will get your paycheck and pay an additional state tax for the groceries you just bought. In the end you have a little more than half your salary. the minimum wage of 8/ hour is a complete lie. The government uses your expenses to keep you where you are and since states have boarders and residency, you must ask for permission to go anywhere. so think about it: 50 gran a year multiplied by 4 years is $200,000 that you would have eventually paid by the end of your life and it is impossible to get rid of it even by declaring bankruptcy! You'll get your little more than low paying job to pay that one off for life on top of your son's college bill and your mortgages, car expenses, and etc. etc.
Excuse my grammar/spelling errors. I was in rage!!!
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April 5 conclusion:
- Paying for education is just paying to be graded. It is a lie to say that grades are not a value of your self worth because your GPA may determine whether or not you get your first job at a certain company.
- Also, the government shouldn't fund education because improving education for everyone doesn't improve the chances that everyone will get a job. The number of jobs will always remain limited with the policy the USA follows.
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