I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the difference between available education, and education availability? What I mean is, everyone in America can pretty much for free have access to any information they want. Just walk into a library and hop online. Everything you could ever learn in a college classroom you can learn in a library, for free. It has a few weaknesses in that you don't have a prof to ask question directly to, or have lab equipment if needed. For the most part though, the information required to educate one is readily available.

On the other hand, people seem to feel this desire to associate education with school only. I admit that I went to college, and it was great. I much preferred it to learning everything on my own. Towards the end of it though, I realized how big a waste of money it was in terms of what I actually learned. Life lessons aside, I can not advocate paying for school. The time and money involved in the degree to get the starting position could have been spent learning on your own, and working your way into a position to get a job in industry without a degree. Like say going from mail room and then getting hired from the inside.

The point I think I am trying to get it, is that I think the gov is not at all to blame for the education system in america. I think the corps are brainwashing the public (for lack of a better word) into willful ignorance. You can zone out in front of a tv for hours a day if you are not careful, and MANY people do this since it is easier than actually caring about stuff.