TV Star Mike Rowe’s Unique Take on the College Admission Scandal Goes Viral

[29again]

I'm not questioning that, I agree with him on that... We need people to build houses and fix roofs just as much as we need doctors.

I'm questioning why he is so disgusted at this new information.

I guess I still don't understand why you are questioning why he is disgusted by this. Most people are.

True, but most people are disgusted that amazing opportunities to advance their/ thier children's education are being stolen by the elite.

It's interesting that he would use the word disgusted, when he wasn't all that convinced at the importance of those opportunities to begin with.

Maybe this helps???

But Rowe said that the desperate attempts to buy success reveal something more fundamentally wrong in American society.

“I wish we were as outraged by the cost of college, as we are by the wealth of the cheaters,” he said.

And I've never gotten the impression from him that college is not important. Rather, that we aren't offering trade schools and the like as a choice in most high schools, that going to college to get that degree is the ONLY option that is presented to most students these days.

[ReadingRainbow]

I guess I still don't understand why you are questioning why he is disgusted by this. Most people are.

True, but most people are disgusted that amazing opportunities to advance their/ thier children's education are being stolen by the elite.

It's interesting that he would use the word disgusted, when he wasn't all that convinced at the importance of those opportunities to begin with.

Maybe this helps???

But Rowe said that the desperate attempts to buy success reveal something more fundamentally wrong in American society.

“I wish we were as outraged by the cost of college, as we are by the wealth of the cheaters,” he said.

And I've never gotten the impression from him that college is not important. Rather, that we aren't offering trade schools and the like as a choice in most high schools, that going to college to get that degree is the ONLY option that is presented to most students these days.

Just seems a bit ingenuine coming from a man who has a University education, is extremely wealthy, and a CNN show holder.

But on a different note, I think they are being suggested at High schools as well... The High school around here has a number of different shop classes, many different apprentice opportunities with nearby construction work/ plumbers/ vet techs and others...Not to mention the huge promotion of military related positions.

[29again]

True, but most people are disgusted that amazing opportunities to advance their/ thier children's education are being stolen by the elite.

It's interesting that he would use the word disgusted, when he wasn't all that convinced at the importance of those opportunities to begin with.

Maybe this helps???

But Rowe said that the desperate attempts to buy success reveal something more fundamentally wrong in American society.

“I wish we were as outraged by the cost of college, as we are by the wealth of the cheaters,” he said.

And I've never gotten the impression from him that college is not important. Rather, that we aren't offering trade schools and the like as a choice in most high schools, that going to college to get that degree is the ONLY option that is presented to most students these days.

Just seems a bit ingenuine coming from a man who has a University education, is extremely wealthy, and a CNN show holder.

But on a different note, I think they are being suggested at High schools as well... The High school around here has a number of different shop classes, many different apprentice opportunities with nearby construction work/ plumbers/ vet techs and others...Not to mention the huge promotion of military related positions.

Could it be that he knows from experience that the degree is not always worth the money? Or that the degree is not always necessary for the career that one goes into? I mean, he got a degree in communication studies, then did radio work and was in an opera when he got a job with QVC. Please, don't tell me that QVC requires a degree!! Singing opera does not require a degree, either, that I know of.

[ReadingRainbow]

Maybe this helps???

And I've never gotten the impression from him that college is not important. Rather, that we aren't offering trade schools and the like as a choice in most high schools, that going to college to get that degree is the ONLY option that is presented to most students these days.

Just seems a bit ingenuine coming from a man who has a University education, is extremely wealthy, and a CNN show holder.

But on a different note, I think they are being suggested at High schools as well... The High school around here has a number of different shop classes, many different apprentice opportunities with nearby construction work/ plumbers/ vet techs and others...Not to mention the huge promotion of military related positions.

Could it be that he knows from experience that the degree is not always worth the money? Or that the degree is not always necessary for the career that one goes into? I mean, he got a degree in communication studies, then did radio work and was in an opera when he got a job with QVC. Please, don't tell me that QVC requires a degree!! Singing opera does not require a degree, either, that I know of.

I think for a man who makes millions of dollars a year in television communications, a communications degree has been money well spent...

[29again]

Just seems a bit ingenuine coming from a man who has a University education, is extremely wealthy, and a CNN show holder.

But on a different note, I think they are being suggested at High schools as well... The High school around here has a number of different shop classes, many different apprentice opportunities with nearby construction work/ plumbers/ vet techs and others...Not to mention the huge promotion of military related positions.

Could it be that he knows from experience that the degree is not always worth the money? Or that the degree is not always necessary for the career that one goes into? I mean, he got a degree in communication studies, then did radio work and was in an opera when he got a job with QVC. Please, don't tell me that QVC requires a degree!! Singing opera does not require a degree, either, that I know of.

I think for a man who makes millions of dollars a year in television communications, a communications degree has been money well spent...

Well, yes... for him it did work out decently. But, we don't know what it took for him to get that degree, and it did take a while until he got all that TV work, which is when it really paid off. How does communication studies do a lot for singing in an opera?
What about all the people who went into puppetry, women's studies, or entrepreneurship as a major? I'm sure they're almost millionaires by now, right?

[ReadingRainbow]

Could it be that he knows from experience that the degree is not always worth the money? Or that the degree is not always necessary for the career that one goes into? I mean, he got a degree in communication studies, then did radio work and was in an opera when he got a job with QVC. Please, don't tell me that QVC requires a degree!! Singing opera does not require a degree, either, that I know of.

I think for a man who makes millions of dollars a year in television communications, a communications degree has been money well spent...

Well, yes... for him it did work out decently. But, we don't know what it took for him to get that degree, and it did take a while until he got all that TV work, which is when it really paid off. How does communication studies do a lot for singing in an opera?
What about all the people who went into puppetry, women's studies, or entrepreneurship as a major? I'm sure they're almost millionaires by now, right?

Getting a degree doesn't mean you will become successful... It shows future employers that you have been given the tools to become successful in the chosen field, and when coupled with GPA it shows how well you have been equipped. How one uses those tools is completely up to them...

[Crimson417]

And why do we care what he thinks?

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Just seems a bit ingenuine coming from a man who has a University education, is extremely wealthy, and a CNN show holder.

But on a different note, I think they are being suggested at High schools as well... The High school around here has a number of different shop classes, many different apprentice opportunities with nearby construction work/ plumbers/ vet techs and others...Not to mention the huge promotion of military related positions.

Could it be that he knows from experience that the degree is not always worth the money? Or that the degree is not always necessary for the career that one goes into? I mean, he got a degree in communication studies, then did radio work and was in an opera when he got a job with QVC. Please, don't tell me that QVC requires a degree!! Singing opera does not require a degree, either, that I know of.

I think for a man who makes millions of dollars a year in television communications, a communications degree has been money well spent...

It probably works out better for folks that aren't there because of legacies, athletics or bribes.

Or are professional students