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CMV: There Should Be Trade Schools For Every Major And Employers And Graduate Schools Should Take Them Seriously

I honestly think college is a waste of time for several people including myself. Let's just say that one wants to be a mathematician so they major in math. Wouldn't it make sense for them to take only math classes and focus only on math instead of taking irrelevant courses. Remember their only goal is to be a mathematician it's not to be well rounded or intellectually stimulated. Yet most graduate level mathematics programs require a bachelor's degree( the overwhelming majority of whom require general education requirements). I believe for every single field there should be a trade school. The thing that irritates me about being an engineering student is that I have to take general education requirements that are not directed related to the field I want to go in. I would like for there to be a trade school specifically for the type of engineering I will do and attend that trade school only taking courses relevant to my subject area. For example, if I am 18 years old and I want to be a chemical engineer then I could go to a trade school specifically for chemical engineering and only study that subject.
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General education curricula are meant to make the student a more well-rounded individual. A basic understanding of a wide range of subjects that are not major specific not only make you a smarter, more educated person in general (the whole goal of universities), they also build invaluable soft skills like effective writing and critical thinking.

Viewpoints like this are a product of our current attitude to higher education. We treat degrees like they are only job qualifications, and we act as though college were a path to a piece of paper that says you may work in this field. We don't really seem to be interested in the academic experience, the exploration of subjects we may consider impractical, the study of different topics, however briefly, that we may never have given a thought to if they were not compulsory. What we often don't realize is that those "pointless" classes are helping us to build a solid foundation on which to build a comprehensive and enriched education in whatever we choose to specialize in.

Your gen. 'eds are not a waste of time -- approach them inquisitively and with an involved attitude and enjoy them. At the very least, you'll be more well-rounded, and you may even change your goals completely.