Comments by "King Ace" (@kingace6186) on "How College Broke the Labor Market" video.

  1. Networking is all too important in the job economy. This is true for both trade school and higher education. For post-grad work, internships and letters of recc are essential. And for blue collar work, referrals and apprenticeships are essential.
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  2.  @xiphoid2011  Buddy, given by comment, YOU are the only who thinks they're special. We were ALL told the same advice. That we would become homeless addicts unless we got good grades and go to a good university. And guess what? The reality is that advice was a lie. All that lie gets you is crushing student debt and underemployment. This might be a shocker for you but parents are wrong sometimes, too.
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  3. Just pain man. This usually happens around a person's quarter-life-crisis, too, so it is very tough pill to swallow for post-grads.
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  4.  @limelorax  That doesn't make any sense. I personally knew several students that wanted to do blue collar work (mechanics; port workers; electricians; etc). Work that is in high demand w/ short supply in this country. Yet, school only gave them ONE choice, and that was to go to college and get a degree. As if the practical experience of trade schools isn't better suited to teach blue collar work than tests and essays.
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  5. Maybe try sharing this video with him, or even them, too.
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  6. True. The key is balance. And better worker rights.
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  7. Absolutely diabolical.
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  8. The college experience is great and all but I feel like only the well-off can bask in that casual luxury.
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  9. I wish I had this video as a resource back in my junior and senior year of high school. But more than that, I wish our education system didn't force us all into box where only some will excel. The meme of "the American education system failed you" is a very real thing. So many students were left behind because they only had one choice + a choice tied to crippling debt. The marginalized "failures" of academia are just people who never had the chance to find what suits them the best. All this counterproductive system does is incentivize underemployment and high drop-out rates.
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  10. Noice
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