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Owen, Stephanie, and Isabel Sawhill. "Is College the best option? ″ They Say, I Say with
Readings, edited by Gerald Graff et al., Norton & Company, 2018, pp. 315-317.
The book They say on "Is College, the best option″ by Stephanie Owen and Isabel
Sawhill deliberates on the illustrations on the significance of attaining a college education.
According to Owen and Sawhill, there are many reasons why an individual should equip
themselves with professionalism knowledge obtained from higher educational institutions.
Sawhill's illustrations drive anticipation that the essential learning experience and knowledge
acquisition are obtained in college education. The significance of acquiring college knowledge is
primarily effectuated in job opportunities, income levels, and personal life management.
The elaboration on the article," Is College the best option? ″ is effectuated by articulating
different scholars who deliberate their support on college education being the best option for
one's life and or making objections on the topic through arguments. According to Liz Addison,
Charles Murray, and Alexander, the significance of college education has been reduced to the
extent that people going to vocational programs or venturing into the workforce setting right
after completing their secondary school are better off. In their arguments, college education has
been neutralized as the percentage of people acquiring college education is higher than the
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number of available and created jobs. Contrary, other scholars reflect on the importance of
obtaining higher education, such as Graff, Gerald. The articulation f Graff on intellectualism
reflects the confirmation of College as the best life option a person may opt for.
Consequently, Owen and Sawhill draw instances through which various people
demonstrate their life experiences and depict their verbal arguments. Owen and Sawhill employ
the articulation on Howard University Commencement Speech to denote the significance of
instilling education propensities to the general population and the students looking forward to
joining colleges. In the speech demonstrated by President Wayne Frederick, education offers
people equal opportunities to acquire knowledge essential for enhancing their professionalism
(Owen & Sawhill, pg. 295). According to Sawhill, without education, some people may not have
reached where they are, nor attained particular success. The denotation of Owen equates college
education to trademark courteousness. This reflects on the meaningfulness of effectuated College
has the best life options.
Work cited
Owen, Stephanie, and Isabel Sawhill. "Is College the best option? ″ They Say, I Say with
Readings, edited by Gerald Graff et al., Norton & Company, 2018, pp. 315-317.