Too Many Kids Going to College
Are too Many Kids Going to College?
In this debate there is the topic of whether or not too many kids are going to college. There are two speakers on each side each with different approaches to the subject. There are both very strong arguments as well as weak ones on both sides. The first speakers defend that too many kids are in fact going to college. The first speaker states that not going to college does not mean automatic failure. Success and prosperity are still definite possibilities. He uses examples such as Steve Jobs and the creators of Facebook to back up his point. He states that the price of college has gone up tremendously while the value of education has barely risen. College is leaving people in debt bigger than credit card debt. Also he points out that there are 17 million people with college degrees in the United States that are not putting them to use in the labor force.
The second speaker goes onto say that yes, education is needed after high school but a bachelor’s degree should not define a person. So many employers have a stereotype that if one has a bachelor’s degree he/she will work better than one without a bachelor’s degree. He completely disagrees with this and is unhappy with it. He states that bachelor degrees have no significant meaning. They are not hard to obtain and take very little effort in the class room. His belief is that there needs to be a “transformation” in that people are given the chance to tell their employers what they can do, not how long they have been in college.
On the other side of the debate the first speaker begins to counter the statement that people such as Steve Jobs did not need college to become successful. He states that not everyone is like Steve Jobs and not everyone can be an innovator and make it big without the help of college. He argues with more educated people in America there is less crime and other negative things in society. Then he ends with education needs to be better throughout grades K
In this debate there is the topic of whether or not too many kids are going to college. There are two speakers on each side each with different approaches to the subject. There are both very strong arguments as well as weak ones on both sides. The first speakers defend that too many kids are in fact going to college. The first speaker states that not going to college does not mean automatic failure. Success and prosperity are still definite possibilities. He uses examples such as Steve Jobs and the creators of Facebook to back up his point. He states that the price of college has gone up tremendously while the value of education has barely risen. College is leaving people in debt bigger than credit card debt. Also he points out that there are 17 million people with college degrees in the United States that are not putting them to use in the labor force.
The second speaker goes onto say that yes, education is needed after high school but a bachelor’s degree should not define a person. So many employers have a stereotype that if one has a bachelor’s degree he/she will work better than one without a bachelor’s degree. He completely disagrees with this and is unhappy with it. He states that bachelor degrees have no significant meaning. They are not hard to obtain and take very little effort in the class room. His belief is that there needs to be a “transformation” in that people are given the chance to tell their employers what they can do, not how long they have been in college.
On the other side of the debate the first speaker begins to counter the statement that people such as Steve Jobs did not need college to become successful. He states that not everyone is like Steve Jobs and not everyone can be an innovator and make it big without the help of college. He argues with more educated people in America there is less crime and other negative things in society. Then he ends with education needs to be better throughout grades K