The Price We Pay

New York Times

The article above raises numerous eyebrows (I'm assuming) with its content. The fact that 45% of high schoolers already enroll in school and the argument that just how do the finances have to be shifted if there is already such a high number enrolling. Well then we're forgetting 55% of people who still can't afford college but have the intellect and motivation to do so but get held back by financial restraints.

People argue college is not for everyone and it is true that it is not, but why not give it the ole' "college try". College can be a pivotal "get serious" event in an individual's life. Myself, I've always banked on my coasting abilities and to come here and have myself whipped into some studious shape did have a bit of shock value. I never knew how to "study" before I got to college but it was a talent I had to learn as the days ticked by before a test. I found out that this idea I had in my head of standing in front of classroom telling students how to spell onomatopoeia was not as easy or as bland as I once thought. You go into a room, you teach, you go home and enjoy your vacations. There is much more to it than that, a ton more, and now I know that the idea of what I wanted to do was just the tip of the iceberg and now I know I chose the right path for myself.

Colleges do teach numerous other life lessons as the article goes on to mention. It encourages your skills to adapt to life outside of a place you may have known for 17 years. It teaches you that you can persevere if you test yourself to. It can teach you early to budget your earnings so you can focus on things such as your education.