Summary Of Are Too Many People Going To College

“Are Too Many People Going to College?”

A big part of our people attending college just because everyone else does, even though they do not want to. Many students struggle and feel overwhelmed with the material they get in college. They follow the path of the four-year college by considering their future plans. Their goal is to improve their skills and to become more experienced in the field they are interested in; nevertheless, are there too many people following the same path? In the Article “Are Too Many People Going to College” Charles Murray who is an American author at the American Enterprise Institute, argues that school and education is useful for our people, yet he claims that attending college and getting a Bachelor’s degree is not

He believes that there are too many people going to college as our society and other authorities such as high-school administrators push young students to college. The author addresses his arguments to people who are directly related with education such as educators, students and their parents who are playing a significant role and affecting the student’s future plans. Throughout his essay, the author shares his opinion by persuasive writing. He states strong arguments which are open ended arguments as they are statements that are easy to agree or disagree on. Even though the article is a long work, it is simple to follow the main ideas since the author used a simple structure in his work. The author mainly discusses about the education system and claims that too many people are attending to college; however, Murray points out valuable arguments, but seems lacking in

He believes that we have made getting a further education a ticket to becoming respected in society or a “symbol of first-class citizenship” (Murray 250). He claims that the problem starts when politicians, guidance counselors and educators tell young people they should try their best to get into college. They push this on students in schools all the time. They do this because they are following society’s wishes or “the larger culture” (Murray 251). His opinion is that we are pushing something that is not accessible or attainable by the majority of the country and creating unrealistic expectations of the generation that is going through all of this. In making this statement, Murray is right about what he says. It is true that young people are pushed all the time to go to college. Although the situation has gotten better, many people always see the person who skips out on college as the odd and weird person. Many of people are going to college and studying something they have no interest in simply because their parents want them to or because they don’t want society to look down on them. Although getting a college degree does give a person much more security in the future, it is not the only option and not everyone should be pushed towards that choice. Many people can do brilliantly without school and they should not be seen any differently for going down that