Charlie Kirk calls higher education a 'scam' in new book: Do 'anything but college'

I had a great time at UF being scammed.

 

If its a 'scam,' its an extremely capitalist one in which they get you to pay lots of money for something that has been deeply commodified that should be free to all. I'm guessing thats not what the TPformybumholeUSA guy is saying.

 

A college degree is worth, on average, a million dollars more than not having a college degree. Still a great deal. I do remind the young people in my circle of influence that if they are borrowing money to pay for college, then they need to make their decisions about what they study with an eye on how they are going to pay back the money, but I tell everyone that has the grades to get into a good school that they should go to college.

You can be successful without it, but you have to work way harder to get there.

 

MAGA-maniacs working hard to keep their flock as uneducated as possible. Why?

Unemployment rate for Bachelors Degree= 2.1%
Unemployment rate for HS diploma = 5.8%



Weekly earning for Bachelors Degree = $1,305
Weekly earning for HS diploma = $781

 

Nonsense.

It’s a good idea to refrain from taking on too much debt for college, unless you are damn sure about the career path being relatively lucrative. But demonizing the college experience is pandering to an audience who resents professionals and educated folks. It’s especially silly on a UF forum. What he’s saying might apply to some high priced (but underperforming) private college or for-profit sham colleges. Doesn’t really apply to an above avg to excellent state school (like UF) which can be done with little to no debt.

 

They have a new movie, BTW, called Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe streaming on Paramont+, it was actually pretty good, although basically the same jokes and same plot as their first movie.

 

Even Liberal Arts degrees have a lifetime ROI and is worth even the highest cost. And I've always said the most important lessons I learned during college were everything I learned outside the classroom, and the value of finishing something I started, which is the degree itself. And just having a degree helps, even if it's not in the field where you work. I have a BA in History, and have been working in Marketing for a long time now. Doing just fine for myself, and my degree has certainly helped. Got my start doing Market Research.

My current job has tuition reimbursement, and I now have a MBA in Marketing, and could probably make a little more. But I'm happy, have good life balance at my current position, and certainly not struggling to put food on the table. Recently turned down a job that paid a little more, but the money wasn't worth it in my opinion.

 

Somebody tell him he is posting on a college board.

 

Learning is good
Going in debt bad

Charlie Kirk, lmfao

 

College isn’t for everyone. Lots of people are better off in a trades or hustling. It’s just the way the world goes around.

 

WTH. Now everybody's using facts and numbers and graphs and crap, almost like having a degree can make one discerning and critically knowledgeable. Charlie Kirk? Be Better.

 

Going into significant debt for college ought to be scrutinized closely. But I have a curious nature and wanted to learn things that only college could offer. Went to a small liberal arts college that cost about $150/qtr for tuition and got an awesome education (if you ignore the Organic Chem grades). Never regretted it.
Innovation is important to the strength of a nation, and education is important for innovation and Charlie Kirk is a lying asshole.

 

Charlie Kirk….enough said.

 

I made several claims, which ones do you believe are not true?

 

I can tell you this, the shitty, run down, slum lord trailer parks we have all over red-county Florida are not filled with college grads.

 

The data is so 50000 ft level, its difficult to make blanket statements like that to make sense.