Quote Originally Posted by Catty1
I know that, in many cases, getting a better education does not guarantee good-paying work.

I think it is GOOD to have, in that it shows you finished something you started...but the cliche that an education guarantees good pay, particularly right away with no experience, is a myth that needs to be quashed. My opinion only.
A college education is, IMO, the best foundation in which to enter the work force. It does not guarantee you a good paying job, anymore than not having one guarantees you a poor paying job. As a betting woman? I would take the risk, and go with a college education any day of the week.

An education was never thought to guarantee you a good paying job. It was to broaden your horizons, open your mind, show your ability to learn a field, or, put off entering the workforce. It is, in many instances, a bare minimum for advancement into supervisory/management positions.

Quote Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary
Meanwhile...not everyone is college material.
What does this really mean? That the person can't read? Can't follow a course? Can't sit still for a long lecture? Can't learn new, perhaps boring, things?

I struggle with accepting this comment. I know we say it. But, if you break it down, I can't follow its conclusory "logic". I think we use it to give passes to people that we don't have faith in. When I hear of personal successes of people, that have gone on to achieve higher education (and, I am not talking strictly a four year program), I can't believe that not everyone is college material.

I will always think that a college education is the best foundation for those entering the work force. (I am presuming that people entering the work force are not content on making minimum wage forever.)