Teachers and leaders of American Society need to stop telling our kids to go to College!

[mike_intellivision]

I think the OP completely misses the point of what a college education is supposed to do.
Of course, so do many college educations -- which is the problem.

Given the increased reliance on technology and off-shore labor to accomplish things that were once done by American muscle (writing from my own perspective, but you can probably substitute any Western European country or Canada there), people need to have better problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Those are helpful in management or "maintenance" positions. (By maintenance, I mean those people who keep things running like electricians, plumbers, etc., who are often undervalued but are in fact invaluable).

That is what higher education is supposed to do.

Also, the OP forgot that "college" can also mean community and technical college, which accomplishes a lot of what is being discussed in the OP.

Mike from Morgantown