" FROM GRADUATING WITH HONORS( STRAIGHT TO STUDENT LOAN DEBT) " BY GO BLANSON

Since May is Graduation season,it is fitting that w discuss the topic of " STUDENT LOAN DEBT." At the present moment,,the amount Americans owe in " STUDENT LOANS " now stands at well above a " TRILLION DOLLARS !" What's even more startling than this is that the number of " DEFAULTED " federal " STUDENT LOANS " hit a new high in 2016: about 8 " MILLION " borrowers have given up paying on more than $137 billion in education debts.In fact, 1.1 million student borrowers defaulted for the first time in 2016, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education. In America," STUDENT LOAN DEBT " has turned into a STUDENT'S worst nightmare[ A Record Number of People Aren’t Paying Back Their STUDENT LOANS - Kim Clark / Mar 14, 2017 ]!Which brings us to the QUESTION," Is pursuing a College Degree worth getting in so much debt?" Which leads to another QUESTION," Why do people think that they need a College Degree in the FIRST place. Yes, I understand going to College to get a Degree to legally practice Law,Medicine,and Teaching.However,I fail to see the reasoning behind going DEEP in DEBT to acquire a College Degree to practice a job paying only $25,000 a year ! Additionally,extremely too many High School Students are graduating from High School with only a vague idea about " WHO THEY ARE " or " WHO THEY WANT TO BECOME !It seems like they don't have a sense of their True Identity.Furthermore, They appear to be so caught up in SOCIETY'S great SCHEME of " Go to School,get good grades, go to College and get a good job." However,they have failed to realize that this plan is no longer a viable option for a large majority of Students." Government( public ) Schools have made Education all about the curriculum and Academics.Therefore,most students have been conditioned to feel like they have to pursue an occupation connected to an Academic College Degree[ see Classical Conditioning ].They have even hoodwinked the parents into believing that sending the child to College is the best available option to insure the child's success in life. I think that it's appalling that in way too many cases,students are pushed into attending College when they would be better off finding a mentor,getting a job, or starting their own business.Someone once said," Failing to plan is planning to Fail."(I feel that we have to stop setting our children up to Fail ! ).In closing, I would like to say,"There is no reason for students to be Graduating from High School one year and deep in STUDENT LOAN DEBT the next." It's time to STOP THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT INSANITY !" PLEASE remember to Like my page on FACEBOOK by copying and pasting this Link : https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard }