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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you consider college to be vocational training that should lead to a specific career path, or do you consider college to be an education in critical thinking, analysis, research and communication?

I am of the school of thought that college students should be learning to learn and communicate. If you learn those things, you can learn anything and do anything. By majoring in a subject about which the student is passionate, or at least more interested than other subjects, there is greater incentive to excel and stay focused.

FWIW, I majored in History and work in Web development.[/quote]

I'm the English major PP above. I used to think like you, but now I see 20-year-olds graduating with 5 or 6 figures of debt (and I was one of those people myself). So yes, I now believe that college should offer some vocational training toward a career path, since most people don't have the vast wealth required to support a fun four years of "learning to learn and communicate." Today's economy and higher ed costs do not allow for romantic notions like that among pragmatic people. You chose your career field wisely, though; well done you.[/quote]

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