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The Value Of A College Education

Value of College 1


Like many in this country, I came from a family of immigrants. My father was born in St. Paul, MN, but his parents were from Russia and Latvia. My mother was born and raised in London, England. She grew up in London's slums, and my father also grew up in poverty. He came of age during the depression and both fought in WWII. These were the defining experience of their generation. Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, my family constantly struggled to make ends meet. Both of my parents dropped out of high school, as did my sister later on. I was the only one to graduate, and the only one to attend college. One would think this would have made them proud, but they were both stuck in the "get a job, any job, work 45 years, get a gold watch, and die" mentality. They saw college as a waste of time.
I was originally a music major and attended Los Angeles City College right out of high school. My parents constantly inveighed against my choice of both school and......


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