Importance Of Educational Skills Vs. Life Skills

Educational Skills vs. Life Skills

In today’s working world most people will think that a college degree is necessary for success. They are constructed and conditioned that one needs higher education to succeed in life. But a degree is not an essential key factor to attain an achievement. It is not always a requirement to acquire a satisfying work because as long as you are happy and comfortable in what you are doing, then it means you are successful. Moreover, certain people achieved their goal without having to go to college because they are motivated to be fortunate. One of the main reasons why people have to deal with school is not because they want to but they have to. Most high school students are forced by their parents and guidance counselors to go to college because they think that it is the right thing to do.

A college degree is not essential to achieve success in today’s society because while facing numerous barriers to educational opportunities, there is no guarantee whether or not one is going to thrive. Therefore, success requires not only instructional skills, but practical experience and own life skills.

First, one of the largest minority group in the United States is the Hispanics and yet they also have accomplished the lowest rates of college fulfillment. Also, the educational barriers, lower the chances of most Hispanics obtaining a stable job in the United States. According to this article from the National Academy of Sciences “For Hispanics, initial disadvantages often stem from parents' immigrant and socioeconomic status and their lack of knowledge about the U.S. education system”(Schneider 1). This quote describes that most circumstances for Hispanics are their education because the lack of knowledge gets in their way. This problem because people think that college has