One word, Harvard. The best and worst can be found in the United States. 1 in 2 Americans do not complete high school, and the he last time I checked only about 27% of the population attained a Bachelor's Degree. College is an American rite of passage. College teaches a person how to think. "This means providing students with the opportunity to develop the critical capacity to challenge and transform existing social rather than adapting to them." (384) College also serves as a gateway to the professional class. To experience college is the stuff of movies. It takes you on a path of self discovery and awareness of all the things around you. At the age of 12 I was focused. I had imagined my reality differently from my family, I wasn't content. At times when I reflect on past, I feel like uncontrollably throwing up. I inspired myself to acquire knowledge, I knew I wanted to liberate myself. To critically analyze the world and the Universe is a hobby of mine.
"Curriculum can be viewed as a cultural script that introduces students to particular forms of reason which structure specific stories and ways of life." (386) People who do not make it through high school, live drastically different realities from their counterparts. They are burdened with influences unique to their individual lives. Of the kids who graduate high school, not all will be able to go, and a not everyone will make it. The type of education one gets will depend on factors such as the type of institution, its cost, size, location, campus, student body etc. There is hierarchy amongst American post secondary institutions. One's status becomes determined by his or her alma mater.
A Bachelors can be hard to obtain, but essential. Shouldn't there be more people within the population who have a Bachelors?
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