Money & Education
The Value/Purpose Of An Education
I came across an article today that focuses on the declining value of getting a college education — for some vocations. In relation to that, I have a family member who started university taking one path, and changed after a year to the business faculty, realizing in that first year that what they were pursuing would not “pay off” in the end. As it turns out, they haven’t yet been able to find a great-paying career-type job in their field, so have felt that their university experience was “a waste of time and money.”
It costs a lot of money to attend university, and if the intent of the facility, the faculty and the students is to have the students employable in a higher-salary range, what happens if this doesn’t occur? Where does the responsibility lay?
I know that often educational institutes have to examine trends, and make recommendations on paths to follow for the end-result being a high salary. Sometimes it is to meet a rising need — ie shortage of nurses, right now — and sometimes, it is just to entice people into fields because of the income potential.
If money didn’t exist…if it wasn’t an element in our decision-making process, and we were moved to go where our passion lay, I wonder how many people in our educational institutions would be in a different faculty, or not at that educational institute at all?
Let’s pause for a moment with that thought…what would YOU be doing right now, if money wasn’t a factor in your passion?
To your prosperity,
Sue