University education requires urgent attention.
Truths are emerging about university education and degrees.
After a university education, many graduates still don’t know who they want to be when they grow up, and the future will be full of derelict academics. COVID-19 has exposed the university system and its management; it isn’t what it used to be.
Graduates are as confused as ever because they are repeatedly hearing:
- “Just go to university, and everything will make sense”.
- “There’s a magical land waiting for you, full of good jobs”.
- “If you want financial success and live a happy life, you’d better get a degree”.
On your way to getting a degree, many things will be said to you, which, more often than not, are not real anymore. Universities should be places of learning where you are encouraged to express and develop your ideas and skills, and where career prospects are enhanced. You quickly find this is no longer the reality.
The key differences between the old and modern universities revolve around an inclusive culture and learning practical, useful, and helpful skills, not ideology and political correctness. You don’t learn how to run a successful business or anything else overnight or out of a book.
Most people going to university have minimal life experience, so it will be challenging to take control of their education and match it to their desired career.
We are experiencing great adversity right now. Businesses are shutting down, people are losing jobs, and fear and stress are knocking on our doors. Things can look hopeless, feel hopeless, and be hopeless.
How can you find hope when the end and outcome are unclear? I believe in learning from practical people who have overcome adversity. The difficulty isn’t new; we all face adversity in our lives. Right now, we all have a choice to make.
Use this time to absorb new practical knowledge that will help you build the best life you can for yourself and your family. Further useful information is the key to a better future.
Many people think universities cost too much for what they deliver to students. Today, there are many options available for young people and older people, so think carefully about your future education, which will be critical in a successful career or business venture.
Quotable Quotes
“Formal education will move you along, but practical education will build better outcomes for you, your family and your community”. Peter Sergeant
“I find it amazing how we live in an age where information is so freely available, but few people see the huge contribution entrepreneurs, clustering and building a community education ecosystem can make to actual outcomes”. Peter sergeant