Is Higher Education Worth the Price?
Is Higher Education Worth the Price? By: Destiny Portillo This week as a group we reflected upon the higher education pricing crisis. Within the following three resources, "Are Colleges Worth the Price '' by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, "The New Liberal Arts' ' by Sanford Ungar, and the Kenyon Commencement Speech; a unique perspective is shared by all authors. Although a majority of graduating students aspire to earn a degree by furthering their education by attending college, the skyrocketing prices make it harder on undergraduates. In Hacker's and Dreifus' article "Are Colleges Worth the Price" the idea of paying for something and receiving less in return is brought to readers attention. This article presents the fact that college students are gaining a significant amount of debt simply to gain access to higher education. Although both authors believe that the price individuals ar...