Why We Have College

With that being said, let’s jump right into the mix of things and talk about one of the main reasons why I believe going to college serves as an advantageous opportunity. College helps us prepare for any envisioned careers we seek. We need the preparation to be success in any line of work. In an article I found “Live and Learn: Why We Have College” by author Louis Menand. He gives his audience three different theories to choose from on why we “have college”. Theory 1, was that college sorts the “smart” from the “others”. Theory 2, is that college culturizes us. And theory 3, college trains us for specialized work and I found myself agreeing with his third theory 100%. Menand says, “The theory that fits their situation—Theory 3—is that advanced economies demand specialized knowledge and skills, and, since high school is aimed at the general learner, college is where people can be taught what they need in order to enter a vocation.” (Menand 7). College help us become familiarized and aware of the career …show more content…
I couldn’t have come to a better agreement with that statement. Companies, bosses, business owners whomever it may be demand such things from there personnel because they want a successful business. We can’t have untrained or unexperienced people under occupations that requires some sort of specialized training because more than likely they won’t have a clue to what it is they’re doing. I can’t just apply for a job at the hospital and right off the bat start taking care of patient with a possibly serious illness. That requires years of training to build on that knowledge of expertise. Going to college and getting the specialized training we need to get employed almost multiplies the chances of us getting a good job that pays good money because we know what we’re