Comments on: Why College? Heck If I Know. http://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/12/23/why-college-heck-if-i-know/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Sat, 26 May 2012 03:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Clearing the Browser Tabs – Another Day, Some More Debt Thursday Edition : The Sundries Shackhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/12/23/why-college-heck-if-i-know/comment-page-1/#comment-704838 Clearing the Browser Tabs – Another Day, Some More Debt Thursday Edition : The Sundries Shack Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:12:10 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=14723#comment-704838 [...] is no good reason for that debt to exist. College degrees, as I have said here and on The Delivery many times, are overrated and most people do not need [...] [...] is no good reason for that debt to exist. College degrees, as I have said here and on The Delivery many times, are overrated and most people do not need [...]

]]> By: KevenJayhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/12/23/why-college-heck-if-i-know/comment-page-1/#comment-698808 KevenJay Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:56:55 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=14723#comment-698808 Coming from the world of consulting engineering I can vouch for this perspective.__With no degree I managed to work myself from a drafter to an Electrical Designer. On the job training is far more beneficial IMHO in this line of work than a lot of what I heard in the classroom. __And in some cases, degreed folks did not always have the people skills needed to be really successful in dealing with clients, architects and contractors. That skill is crucial in the construction world. Coming from the world of consulting engineering I can vouch for this perspective.__With no degree I managed to work myself from a drafter to an Electrical Designer. On the job training is far more beneficial IMHO in this line of work than a lot of what I heard in the classroom. __And in some cases, degreed folks did not always have the people skills needed to be really successful in dealing with clients, architects and contractors. That skill is crucial in the construction world.

]]> By: The Diaristhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/12/23/why-college-heck-if-i-know/comment-page-1/#comment-698780 The Diarist Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:17:41 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=14723#comment-698780 I agree. I've made a fairly good white-collar living without having obtained a college degree. I'd like to point out that the tech field relies more on certifications than on degrees (unless you want to make management). With the exception of a few areas of employment (law, medicine, science), I don't see the value added to having a college degree. But that might be why some people look at me as an uneducated, uninformed, incurious nimrod. I agree. I've made a fairly good white-collar living without having obtained a college degree. I'd like to point out that the tech field relies more on certifications than on degrees (unless you want to make management).

With the exception of a few areas of employment (law, medicine, science), I don't see the value added to having a college degree.

But that might be why some people look at me as an uneducated, uninformed, incurious nimrod.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Why College? Heck If I Know. -- Topsy.comhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/12/23/why-college-heck-if-i-know/comment-page-1/#comment-698779 Tweets that mention Why College? Heck If I Know. -- Topsy.com Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:16:42 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=14723#comment-698779 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jimmie and Jim J. Jim J said: For many kids, college is little more than 13th - 16th grade. RT @jimmiebjr: New Post: Why College? Heck If I Know. http://bit.ly/fE8owh [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jimmie and Jim J. Jim J said: For many kids, college is little more than 13th – 16th grade. RT @jimmiebjr: New Post: Why College? Heck If I Know. http://bit.ly/fE8owh [...]

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