Entry #5 Do We Need More College Graduates?

For my english class we had to read an article and write our thoughts on it.  First of all, i'm going to start by saying how important college is to me personally.  Since I was young enough to remember, going to college and getting a degree has always been engraved into my head.  Not going to college was never an option for me or anyone in my family.  With that being said, I find it very interesting that the article mentioned how better educated households have higher financial stability in the future. Since I think it is very important to go to school and get an education, I think it is great that they are setting a goal to educate at least 60 percent of Arizona by the year 2030.  I love this goal and feel it will have nothing but a positive outcome.  I feel that as time passes jobs are accepting less and less people because they don't have a college degree.  Having an education is very important in my opinion.  It is crazy to me that as of right now only 42 percent of Arizona has a degree or training past high school.  Being in college and seeing the benefits from it, I realize how great it is.  One thing that I think should be changed if they want to get to 60 percent, is the cost of school.  I truly do believe a lot of people don't get an education past high school simply because they cannot afford it.  This, in my opinion, has a huge impact on the fact that there is only 42 percent right now.  This article really made me realize how many people actually don't have a college education and I think it should be more easy for people to acquire.   I really enjoyed reading this and am very hopeful for the future.  I think America is way too smart to not be educated past a high school diploma. As always, happy blogging! :)