I would be lieing if I said this was the first time I ever heard someone say that college is basically not worth all of the money we pay to attend. I on the other hand, obviously disagree.
Of course it would be great if the cost of college tuition could be decreased and I definitly think it would help thousands of others to receive an education. But isn't it ironic that just a few weeks ago we read an article that revealed that President Bush is cutting the amount that is spent on education? No wonder people do not think getting a college degree might not be worth their time. What are they going to learn if our own President is cutting down a huge part of the support system?
Not everyone is meant to go to college but to say that if you do go to college, it leaves you out in an open field is ridiculous. The point of college is to explore all of the different things you can study and then narrow in on something one would truly enjoy pursuing. How is that a waste? You are gaining more knowledge in every class you take. Won't that alone open more doors of opportunity as oppossed to not attending college at all?
I think watching a debate between Friedman and Caldwell would be extremly intense because they are viewing education from opposite ends. Friedman is very in tune with showing us ways to connect with others all over the world and how to communicate and explore our minds with as many people as possible. Friedman is way too open minded for Caldwell and in his defense would say that the 3.0 world has now given us the ability to teach and learn more than we ever could have imagined.
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I agree with you on the debate between the two. I think it would be seriously so interesting to see, because like you said, Friedman is way too open-minded for Caldwell to handle. I usually agree with everything you say anyways, haha, but I def. agree that a debate between the two would be interesting.
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