Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part II

Running head: “IS COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH IT?” 0

“IS COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH IT?”

Natashia White

Prof. Ronald Davenport

PHI 210 Critical Thinking

July 14th, 2017

“Is College Education Worth It?”

Questions are often asked, is going to College and acquiring the knowledge really worth it? My standpoint is that acquiring education in college is very essential and of great benefit to a student and therefore it is worth the time, cost and effort sacrificed. To start with acquiring a college degree one acquires the concepts, skills and the knowledge in school which is of great advantage to the learner in future for they stand out with bigger chances of employment. A college education is also worth because it is a guarantee for financial security since one is able to be employed and have a job that caters their financial needs. Lastly, in the modern industrialized world, there are companies that need a minimum requirement of a degree for one to get the job.

In disparity, most of the graduates are getting jobs which do not even require college degrees.

"What's interesting or helpful about this view?" This notion is of great interest since a whole new stance comes up which questions the idea of whether graduating from college with degrees is necessarily a guarantee of getting high-class jobs since nowadays, it's the skill, the experience they have in working and the acuity they have in the business.
"What would I notice if I believed this view?" Making up my mind to believe such a notion would make me realize diversified segments on the job market that do not require one to have college degrees, I would also keep an open mind and start to notice that my personal view about the requirement of a degree when going for a job would start changing.
"In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?" examples of conditions are; let us say graduating with a college degree was not a requirement for a job seeking person to grasp an opportunity of a high paying job in their area of the specification and that the major requirement was the experience other than having the college degree with no experience, this case would apply to the high demand types of jobs that are very difficult to fill like Nutrition Engineers, general manual contractors or facility workmen which of course do not a college degree for one to get the job.

"In addition, the student loan debt is really crippling for college graduates."

"What's interesting or helpful about this view?” This, on the other hand, is quite interesting because, despite the fact that getting a degree helps you get a good job, one also has a big debt after getting the degree.
"What would I notice if I believed this view?" realizing this notion would make me realize there is no point of getting a college degree at the expense of creating a debt in my life.
"In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?" The notion is right where one gets a degree and does not get employed or wastes the student loan on drugs.

Also today many people succeed without college degrees.

"What's interesting or helpful about this view?" the fact that somebody else is successful and did not have to sit for exams is an interesting of and raises questions on how they did it.
"What would I notice if I believed this view?" I think my personal view on education and college life would change.
"In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?" It is only possible to succeed without a college degree through inheritance or gambling which is not a sure way of earning success.

In conclusion, whether people like it or not, the college education is worth and a major requirement in the modern society for research and development to take place which then leads to success.

References

Vedder, R. (2012). Twelve Inconvenient Truths about American Higher Education. A Policy Paper from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1).

Vedder, Denhart, & Robe, J. (2013). Why Are Recent College Graduates Underemployed? University Enrollments and Labor-Market Realities. Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1).

Elbow, P. (2006). The believing game and how to make conflicting opinions more fruitful. Nurturing the Peacemakers in Our Students: A Guide to Teaching Peace, Empathy, and Understanding, 16-25.

College Education ProCon.org. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2017, from http://college- education.procon.org/