Do we really need to go to college to learn?

Question

why do we spend so much money on college when we could just buy the books and study them ourselves? can't we just buy some books on subjects that interest us and learn that way, and just cut out the middleman (teacher)?

Crissy A - how much money does it cost to do something like that though, when you could just pay for the books and do everything you did WITHOUT even attending that college?

Answer 1

i think to have a normal job like a doctor psychiatrist etc. you have to!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it makes me

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Answer 2

You can learn a lot that way, and probably almost just as much (if not more) than you would learn in college. I've learned more from what I've taught myself than all my years of schooling taught me. However, it would take longer, there aren't as many resources available at home as there are at college (particularly if you're studying something like chemistry, for example), and employers generally won't accept your "self-taught'edness" as a substitute for a degree, if that is a requirement for a position you might apply for.

I think if you go to college and get a Bachelors of Arts, then you're just throwing your money away. If you're going to college for a Bachelor of Science, then you'll probably get a lot more value out of it. Everybody I know who has a Bachelor of Arts has a job that any high school graduate would be qualified for. Granted, I don't know that many people with the Bachelors of Arts -- it's about 5 people.

Answer 3

Out of work teachers are sad to look at ... gathered along the road.

Besides no one would give you a nifty paper with your name on it in gold tone letters to say you had been reading the books.

Think of the Poor NFL and no way to recruit players, The pizza delivery guy who would have no job delivering Pizza to the dorms .....
The ripple affect would be huge ......

Nope .. keep on feeding the money eating machine.

PS ... Dont look while it eats ... it has horrible table manners.

Answer 4

I suppose you could buy books and learn that way; however, based upon what I have seen on this site most people cannot spell correctly and do not know what the 'Check Spelling' button is. That tends to make me believe that most people would not be self-motivated enough to reach competency levels of learning on their own.

Answer 5

True you can just study and learn the material. However, going to college gives you a time to figure out what you want to do and you meet new people. It also takes a lot of perseverance and when you get your diploma you know you earned it.

Answer 6

At Mountain State University in WV they offer Independent Study courses that allow you to do that....in a way. You have an instructor that will grade the work so that you know if you are doing something wrong.

Answer 7

Advanced learning as you will experience in college is intended to challenge what you are interested in as well as what you are not interested in.

Trade schools focus on what interests you, a college or university focuses on what it is you need to know to understand a variety of things that are interrelated or go toward giving you additional knowledge in a multitude of areas.

And to actually learn, yes we need to go to college. However most people would probably be better off in trade schools financially or "professional" training for their jobs.

Answer 8

i think its a waste of time.
i spent 8 years studying further education and higher education. I didnt leanr anything other than what i had self taught. the career aspects from the courses and degree i did are minimal. but on the other hand i have a great new job now (nothing to do with what i studied) but it has great prospects to work up the ladder so i cant complain.

Answer 9

It helps you get a better job.