Recently I was speaking at an Education Conference in Malaysia. After my keynote, I joined in on a panel conversation. The moderator asked everyone, “Why do we think people go to school?” When it was my turn to hold the mic, I answered with the word, “fear.” So many of us are obsessed with school because we are scared to think about what would happened if we didn’t go to school or get good grades. Imagine a world where the top companies stated they did not care if their employees went to school, had degrees or did well at their universities. Would people still put the time and money into their education?
When diving further into this topic, I can’t help but think of my little brother. He is currently making a living as a videographer, but he is also working on his Bachelor’s degree for Economics. We encourage him to do so, but is it really necessary if he is already working and has a career? Having that backup and safety net is really the driving force behind these thoughts and feelings. We live in a world where knowledge and education is available at our fingertips. While this knowledge is available online, it has not taken the place of the value and weight a degree holds. If the emphasis was not heavily placed on having a degree, our education landscape would be a lot different than it is today.
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