It's disingenuous to tell kids that people with college degrees make more than those who don't. Correlation does not imply causation and a piece of paper does not magically transform you. It also is wrong to treat all college degrees as equivalent, and degrees from different universities as equivalent. It is also a bad idea to forget…
It's disingenuous to tell kids that people with college degrees make more than those who don't. Correlation does not imply causation and a piece of paper does not magically transform you. It also is wrong to treat all college degrees as equivalent, and degrees from different universities as equivalent. It is also a bad idea to forget economics and follow your passion unless you are born into wealth or have extraordinary talent. If following your passion won't pay the bills...well, that's what hobbies are for.
It's disingenuous to tell kids that people with college degrees make more than those who don't. Correlation does not imply causation and a piece of paper does not magically transform you. It also is wrong to treat all college degrees as equivalent, and degrees from different universities as equivalent. It is also a bad idea to forget economics and follow your passion unless you are born into wealth or have extraordinary talent. If following your passion won't pay the bills...well, that's what hobbies are for.