I watched the CNN documentary Ivory Tower over Thanksgiving, and it was a fair portrayal of many of the key issues weighing down higher ed.
But I thought it spent too much time time on the crushing costs of college and student debt.
Sure, that’s an issue. For elite schools that costs around $60,000 a year, even with scholarships, the debt load still could be well over $100,000 for many
But it forces the documentary’s main focus toward the question, Is college worth it?
If it wasn’t, you wouldn’t be looking for a job on this site.
But since we live in the 21st century, and all problems and inefficiencies are solved with technology, the film ends ups giving a lot of time to the people I call the “disruptors in vogue.”
Peter Thiel’s ideas of eschewing college and being part of a high-tech co-op house of young entrepreneurs gets extensive treatment.
