afraidianna probably dropped out and doesn't have a gradecard
what cappy says I can get behind because he's speaking from a point of wisdom
afraidianna has no background
I wouldn't say wisdom. I'm just speaking from having endured a chain reaction of ridiculous obstacles and mistakes that were COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY IN MY CONTROL should I have made the conscious decision to work hard and perform to my potential. It's a stuffty position to be in and there's no reason to go down this path if you can avoid it.
Opinion time: I think that, while education is mostly an individual decision, there is a positive correlation between academic achievement and success later in life.
I don't believe higher education is the best path for every individual, through no fault of their own, and students should not be pressured to go to college as they are now.
The world needs laborers, tradesmen, police officers, firemen. College graduation does not make an individual inherently more valuable than one entering the workforce following high school. However, lazy people with no work ethic have no place or value, degree or no degree.