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Will the internet lower the need for a college education? |
I know that a college education looks good a resume and is required for many jobs. But, strictly on an intellectual level, do you think the internet has/will ever decimate the need for a higher education? What I mean is, do you think that with as many information-oriented websites as there are today (ie howstuffworks.com, wikipedia.org, crimelibrary.com, wonderquest.com, even Yahoo answers) could someone become self-educated enough to not need a college education? I think it will lower the need for libraries, cut back the postal service, and greatly increase the need for automatic spell-checkers. However, a college degree will still be a college degree. The primary advantage of a college degree is not the information you learn, it's the diploma you walk away with. If you're trying to get a job with certain requirements, or impress a date with your refinement, or get into med school, you need the diploma more than the actual skills. If you think about it, it's already possible to match a college education in certain fields, just by reading and discussing the right books. However, if you think you're getting your foot in the door with a library card and a reading list, you're sadly mistaken. It might not matter so much in an entrepreneurial environment, but in those settings, a traditional college education hasn't been as important anyhow. No because people won't do their homework without being graded. Yes if someone is motivated they can educate themselves. But they could hav edone that at the library too! nil There is no substitute for live class room discussion when getting an education. PROBABLY I don't think 18-24 year olds are going to have the initiative to educate themselves to the extent that a 4 year college curriculum could, plus how would they know what to study? colleges have been perfecting their curriculum and teaching methods for centuries to produce more intelligent people with better earning potential. It seems the trend is people staying in school longer because the advances in technology require more people with advanced math and technology skills. Many people are already self educated enough ( and have been for a long time ) without college educations -- I don't think the internet will change the importance placed on a college education. They're typically called 'technicians' Technicians have just as much knowledge as for example engineers and could probably design just as well (or better) than an engineer, but without the degree...not as much social status or $$$ AND -- college degrees most of the time aren't even about the material you learn in college -- but more the process and social skills you learn while you're there -- how many college graduates do you know that actually use their degrees? It's also pretty tough to learn face-to-face social skills over the internet (which are extremely important in most industries -- and at the top of ALL industries) |
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