Dear Reader, The issue I want to problematize in my essay is how an apprenticeship is better than going to college and getting a degree. In deep thought I ponder this just about every day, and it seems to me through my eighteen years of life that going to college is a waste of time. Why should I be putting myself in debt to obtain a piece of paper that says I know what I’m doing now? Because Bureau of labor statics says that if I don’t get a college education I have a lower percent chance of getting hired and making a lot of money. My father once gave an example on this topic that really opened my eyes. He said that there were two people applying for an automotive repair man. One man had a degree in repairing cars but never actually worked on one and the other had been working on cars his whole life but did not have a degree. The employer had to make a decision between the two and chose the guy with the college degree. Now, when work began he didn’t actually know how to fix a car, he only knew the definitions and terms associated with it, so he had to be trained. So you have a higher chance of being hired with a college education but are we learning what we specifically need to do so we are prepared for on the job work in college? This leads me to my most complex question, how are we going to move from the traditional education system (college) to on the job training (apprenticeship). The first source I have in mind is an article about a student getting a physics problem wrong. But he has the right answer, just not the way the teacher thinks is right. I think this shows how our current educational system is limiting us to not use our creativity and intelligence to solve problems. Which bureau of labor statics says is the number one thing employers are looking for in this day and age. The next source I plan to use is a webpage supporting apprenticeship programs.