Is College Worth It?

A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education

De: William J. Bennett, David Wilezol

Narrado por: Tommy Cresswell

Is college worth the ever-increasing cost?

From the mouths of politicians and parents alike, the notion that "everyone should go to college" is conventional wisdom in America. Yet half of today's college graduates are unemployed or underemployed. They have little to show for their time in school but a massive amount of student-loan debt and an education that's left them unprepared for the workplace.

For anyone making a decision about their educational and financial future, Is College Worth It? is an indispensable guide. Former United States Secretary of Education William Bennett and humanities graduate student David Wilezol offer clear-eyed analysis and practical advice that goes far beyond glossy admissions brochures and convoluted financial-aid paperwork. You'll discover:

• Which colleges offer a good return on your investment?and which ones don't
• How student-loan debt impacts your real-world finances
• What the intellectual climate is really like inside many of today's universities
• A wealth of higher education alternatives to a traditional four-year degree

Is college worth it isn't a question to be answered by educators and economists alone. It is also one that students and parents need to answer for themselves in order to secure an education?and a future?that is as responsible as it is rewarding.

Very good book

super book. very thought provoking. I would highly recommend this book to young and old

A must read for every parent thinking about sendin

Excellent book that i will own as a reference. This book delivers all the insider information that has a critical role in choosing your future college .

Uninsightful, inconsistent, and ideological

This is just another book written by politicians/businessmen to provide their own political/business interests. My two main regrets are: 1) wasted time listening to obvious advice; 2) paying money for them.

This book promotes William Bennett's own company (K12) and other companies affiliated to him (e.g. Udacity).

The book reads like a long winded commercial with superficial arguments using limited and selective data (e.g. PayScale) to support them. The authors also used this opportunity to promote their own political and religious views, masked in form of education and financial advice, without presenting other views. In addition, many of the key arguments presented by the authors were inconsistent throughout the book.

Although the book pointed out high financial costs of U.S. education and questioned its effectiveness in training the American workforce, it made no effort to compare and draw insights from successful and relevant countries such as Canada, Australia, and Sweden. These countries offer cost-effective and high quality public education to their citizens in which American companies and universities recruits heavily from. Having been a former United States Secretary of Education, it is unlikely that Mr. Bennett is unaware of this information, but more likely it is ignored because it runs counter to his own political beliefs.