'Extremely Wasteful for Society' George Mason University Professor says MOST Students GET NOTHING Out Of Attending College

Americans and their leaders have long believed that a college degree is the first step to career success, but one college professor believes it all might be a big waste of money.



Bryan Caplan, an economist and a tenured professor at George Mason University, told Tucker Carlson that he sees himself as a "whistleblower" of sorts, since he's calling out the system from the inside.



He said the fact that graduates earn more money than non-college graduates is not the end of the argument in favor of college.



The college-for-all mentality has fostered neglect of a realistic substitute: vocational education. It takes many guises—classroom training, apprenticeships and other types of on-the-job training, and straight-up work experience—but they have much in common. All vocational education teaches specific job skills, and all vocational education revolves around learning by doing, not learning by listening. Research, though a bit sparse, suggests that vocational education raises pay, reduces unemployment, and increases the rate of high-school completion.