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Is College Worth It? A Father and Son Disagree on Whether to Finish Their Degrees

From This Week with EdSurge · Hosted by Ira Apfel

December 20, 2022·51:33

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In this episode of This Week with EdSurge: Is a college degree necessary these days? One father and son exemplify a generational difference when it comes to that question. Both dropped out of college in their 20s.

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Is a college degree necessary these days? One father and son exemplify a generational difference when it comes to that question. Both dropped out of college in their 20s. Now dad is back in an online program, trying to finish. The son recently stopped college and isn’t sure if he’ll ever return. Listen to their debate at the end of this reissued episode of our Second Acts series on returning adult college students.