College? There Has Got to Be a Better Way

Episode 202 of the Company of One Podcast.

The college experience has some issues that often go with it.

...massive debt
...wasted time
...opportunity cost
...converting good thinking kids into - well, something else (garbage in and reprogramming)

Yet as parents, we only hear of a few alternatives.

...Military
...Trade school
...Living in the  basement forever

The truth is, we want for our kids the same thing that the college experience used to really offer. We want

...Opportunity to do anything they like
...Ability to earn and prosper
...Success on their own terms

So to think about this, let's start by unpacking what college does still offer.

1. A plan - course plan to get a degree that maps to some career
2. Measures of success - classes and grades
3. Accountability - timelines, deadlines
4. Credentials - diplomas showing success

But there are many alternatives. Not getting into them today, but the alternatives are endless and offer hope to be free of debt and produce a path toward success. The point today is to take time and explore your options.

Links mentioned in this episode:

http://www.dalecallahan.com/148-can-you-become-an-engineer-or-anything-else-without-a-degree-podcast/

http://www.dalecallahan.com/016-how-to-measure-the-value-of-a-college-education-a-do-over-podcast/

http://www.dalecallahan.com/145-does-it-matter-where-you-go-to-school-podcast/