College Education Vs. Trade School: Vocational Education

Many high school students struggle on the fact whether or not should they attend college after high school or not. College is a place to further someone’s education rather than just having an average high school diploma. A person can attend college for however long they want to receive any degree to mind. Going to college will be a helpful advantage to a person life because a person can live finically stable, choose your own career, and enjoy the lifestyle that comes with going away for college.

I believe in order to have a successful career, you must go to college. When you have a degree, you have many more jobs to choose from (U.S Dep. of Education, 8). Employers would choose a college graduate over a high-school graduate. In the modern world, most good jobs require a college degree (Middle Schoolers: Why College?, 1). Having a degree insures that I can get a job with the competitive world we live in. A college degree also shows that you have persistent. It shows that you will push through when times get tough. Future employers look for this sort of mind-set. College is a stepping stone into joining a work

High School student often say, “Can't wait to be college student,” “Yes, no uniforms, and less work to do” but did they really know about college life?

Going to college will set the basis for your career pathway in the future. High school students contemplate that college is not the right choice for them, but there are multiple benefits that come with a college degree. If students decide to attend college, they may considerate it a waste of time and stress. Unlike high school for some, college needs taken seriously. Attending college prepares and gives you knowledge on what to expect when you start the career. Those who attend college are more than likely to get a higher wage job then individuals who decided not to join.

Today, college is an option in some homes because many work places will not hire you if you do not have some type of college education. When applying to college it can be very stressful on one, especially when one start to think about how much money it is going to cost someone each year that they are trying to earn your degree. Most of your college students go to school not because they want to spend money, but because they must earn their education to make it somewhere with a career. According to Jacques Steinberg in a New York’s Time article, he says that when someone goes to college school

After high school, many students make the decision on attending college based off of the things their parents/ teachers may have taught them when they were young. For example, many students further their education because throughout their lifetime they’re told they have to. In school we’re taught that in order for us to receive good jobs, and make a decent amount of money we have to have a college degree. Some are even taught that they must go beyond the undergrad and receive their masters, and doctorate degrees if they really want to be known as something in this world. While others go because it would make their parents proud, or to fulfill the legacy of being a first generation college student in their families. While this may be the case majority of the time, if you’re like me you go because

My Dad didn't go to college. He worked long hard hours at southwire and traveling. As I was growing up he told me to keep working harder, and not to give up in life and just work for things. He wants me to go to college or the Air Force that way. I have a better job and I don't want to start my life off struggling. Instead of struggling he wants me doing good. College is not worth the cost, because some people can not afford it. With college being expensive a lot of college kids having to work and study and go to class some kids just can't handle it.

In a survey, 94% of parents say that they want their children to go to college (Pew Social & Demographic Trends). All parents want their children to attend college because they know that it will better their lives. Going to college does make a very large impact on your life, but it is also good for

In our society today, college is something that one is expected to attend. Today, our place or position in society is mostly looked at by our education level rather than who the person truly is. Now society is also looking at this generation for us to know that to succeed, one might set high goals for their self, which means going to college and pursing a degree. On the other hand, there are some people in this world that graduated from high school and have never been to college and are just happy with their life like it is. There are two ways to look at this topic. One view is that college is worth the cost in the long run and another view is that college is not worth the cost at all. College is worth the cost. Yes, it can be expensive depending on where the high school graduate would like to attend, but education is something that is worth the cost and something one will never lose.

My parents never pressured me to choose a certain major or even a specific college, except that I wasn’t going to MTSU. They didn’t think it gave a poor education, the problem was it’s practically in our backyard. Chances are I would have lived at home and not been able to experience the social aspect of college. In his article, “Colleges Prepare People for Life” Freeman Hrabowski states, “Yes, colleges prepare people for jobs, but more critically, they prepare people for life.” I have always believed that you learn more from college

College can be very helpful in more ways than just giving people more head knowledge. I do not disagree that people will benefit from learning a trade skill. In my personal opinion I think we should teach the basics of some trade skills in high school, and let the student decide if a college education is something they want to pursue. After coming to a college I do see that people should come even if it is for two years. The debt is always in issue when coming to school, but there are plans you can make to pay them off. Coming to college can do a lot to help anyone, but for the students that are coming right out of high school, college can be a safe place for them to experience the real world. In some cases it can give them some much needed

College is a debatable topic that many people have differing views on. It is a very important choice for kids coming out of high school, as it can prepare them for the rest of their lives. It can put you in debt, but in the end it will make your life so much easier. College is an almost required thing anymore assuming you want to go far with your career.

When I think about college I think about our country being a land of opportunity. Having the opportunity to learn. Not many people realize but not going to college is a missed opportunity. Some may argue that college is just not meant for them, the reason they say this is because they are weak and don’t believe in themselves. College is a choice that we can choose to learn and test our skills or we can choose to not know what skills we have. In middle school there were kids who were excellent athletes, some great at math, and others great in other subjects. On the other hand I always wanted to find that great talent of mine, I was mediocre in most subjects. I kept trying new things to discover what I’m really good at. I realized that it’s not that I had to try new things but to find my passion and focus on it and build myself off of it. I gained passion in college it gave me hope that one day my hard work will pay off with the education that was gained. As I grow older I realize many of us are mediocre, College should be required because it will be a necessity to keep up with our fast paced, competitive, technological society.

As we all pretty much know, college is a very big deal and the stepping stone for the real world, but there has been many controversies on whether the cost adds up or not. After graduating high school the choice is yours and you are held accountable for the decision that you want to make to have a career or just a job. College although it does take time, money, and effort, in a long run it will all be worth it when the individual is successful and knowledgeable.

Although most secondary school systems maintain a distinction between academic and vocational education, to vocationalize or not to vocationalize the secondary school has been a persistent question in many educational systems, especially in developing countries (Holsinger & Cowell, 2000; Lauglo & Maclean, 2006; Psacharopoulos, 1987). On the one hand, from a developmental perspective, the advocates of vocational secondary education perceive it as a way to develop human capital for economic development and provide students with better chances to compete in the labour market (Brunello & Checci, 2007; Gallart, 2001; Meer, 2007; Miranda, 2005; Shavit & Muller, 2000). On the other hand, the stratification of educational systems between a ‘higher’ curriculum (general secondary school) and a ‘lower’ curriculum (vocational secondary school) has been deemed to be a source of inequality in the distribution of education opportunities (Kerckhoff, 2001). Students in the vocational schools typically come from low socio-economic strata (Larrañaga, Cabezas, & Dussaillant, 2014; Psacharopoulos & Loxley, 1985). At the same time, studies show that vocational secondary schools may prevent low-income students from further training beyond secondary education because they do not develop the skills required for tertiary education (Brunello & Checci, 2007; Farías & Carrasco, 2012; Holm, Meier, Bernt-Karlson, & Reimer, 2013; Malamud & Pop-Eleches, 2008; Shavit & Muller, 2000). In addition, scholars