Stop the College Debt Squeeze!

Danny Schechter about students that have thousands of dollars in debt when they graduate.

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[ladylioness]

Yes, boycott student loans! This is ridiculous....everyone is entitled and deserves an education! Its bad enough there are no jobs and now it makes it worse that we start our lives with massive debt.

[ladylioness]

Same here~I would of never gone to school. Now I am tied to paying loans forever...

[lovelplants]

yeah stop it..

[lovelplants]

yeah stop it..

[HalRogers2000]

@shevah2 The options are a real job, where you earn while you learn. If you have any real talent, they'll end up sending you to training, or night school. Many employers find college graduates so poorly prepared that they end up training them anyway. Meanwhile, the person who gets into the work force flipping hamburgers may be the one who ends up hiring the college grad. Work experience and attitude + motivation are more valuable than a college degree. And many in college just party anyway.

[HalRogers2000]

Many of the most successful people started working out of High School, got themselves into the work-a-day world, and if they had talent, and motivation, were recognized for those traits and were promoted to positions of authority and higher income. Believe me, a college degree takes a long time, and a lot of money to earn, and real-world experience may be worth a lot more. Also, with all the things to learn on the internet, if you're motivated, you can learn as much as any college graduate.

[shevah2]

@HalRogers2000 but does that really count to your employer? Tell me what other options there are to college. A college degree is one of the only things you can get thats black and white experience. Tell your employer that you watched Judge Judy and now you're ready to become a judge. Tell your employer your an first time cook who looks up recipies on the internet and now your ready to become a professional chef. The world doesnt work that way.

[stickinup2188]

brilliant. I want to drop out next semester.

[HarvardBoxer]

@ladylioness My advice to you is to move from USA, your country is a sinking ship, and you would do much better abroad :)

[avataz]

I still get letters from credit card companies offering me all sorts of crap. Just throw the letters in the trash can you sheep.

[HalRogers2000]

Lots of opportunities to learn, not just college. Internet (parents didn't have that), educational TV (Science channel, Discovery, History, etc.) not available years ago.

Do students expect someone else to pay for their education? Many students don't study, don't learn, and are generally ignorant. Jay Leno (Jay walking) proved that again and again. Use the resources you have, don't ask others to fund your education, you have lots of options aside from college.

[hardleecure]

I agree. I feel bad for you. I did the same thing. Went to college, graduated top of my class, have a lot of debt and a degree that isn't really worth the paper it's printed on. I'm grateful that I'm smarter (can't be upset about that) but it's pretty sad that now I'm a security guard making 50/hr (bomb+drug detection) and could have done this straight out of high school. :/