"If you went, think about what you learned in college, and how little this information has effectively transferred into the "real world." Sure, you learned how to be more organized, how to juggle multiple things at once, how to be more mature, more prepared (now all of this obviously doesn't transfer to everyone), but that is all just a byproduct of going to an learning in an institution of higher learning"
sir, I sincerely think you need to boarden your knowledge about what college teaches.
suppose you are an accountant, how can you do your job if not for your college accounting classes?
suppose you are a civil engineer, how can you do your job if not for your college math/physics/engineering classes?
suppose you are a computer programmer, how can do actually program if not for your college programming classes?
I could go on and on...
The point is, many jobs simply require higher learning.
If you are a manual labor, on the other hand, college would be useless for you. In this case, however, school is useless for you in general.
If you are a skilled worked, say, electrician, you might as well have gone to a vocational school rather than high school/college.
To relate this to Bill Gates's argument, I agree that high school should be geared toward preparation for higher learning, to help the future general succeed in life.
If someone simply wants to be a manual labor / basic skilled worker, why should that person go to high school anyways?
If things like geometry and literature dont help this person, he/she might as well go to a vocational school or no school at all.
If this person wants to gain knowledge for the sake of learning, a high school that prepares him/her for college would be excellent!
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