Should only the talented go to college?

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What percentage of people who went to college actually graduate though? I would say around 70 percent of the people who I know who went to college never actually completed the four years

Too many people go because they feel its something "you just do" without any type of plan

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Originally Posted by iowa4430

I think it comes down to the mindset.

You don't "make" someone do those things. We've programmed people for decades now. "go to college or you will be a failure".

There is a stigma today amongst many young people that getting your hands dirty is beneath them. They have all been told their whole life that they are beautiful little snow flake. They are too good for that. They are special.

We need to do a better job of identifying kids that need to go into those vo-techs. Stop telling them that they have to go to 4 year college. It's not for everyone.

We are starting to see this a bit. The vo-tech seems to be making a surge. Yes, the mfg jobs have gone away but in the midwest, where I live, and I think you do too, I've seen a resurgence. I'm not seeing tool and die shops and mold makers spring up again. It's improving some but they can't find employees skilled enough to do the job.

This is so true. This whole "I can't do that job, I'm educated" is real