What's the value?

"Getting a college degree" - Johnathan Drayton


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Johnathan has been on the show once before, in season 1, but wanted to come back for season 2 to talk about his strongly held belief on the importance of getting a college degree. His view is that although there are plenty of reasons (many of them good reasons) to not go to college anymore, there are always pro and cons to everything; and the pros of getting a college degree outweigh the cons. Johnathan believes the transformative experience you go through will prepare you to thrive in life, no matter what you decide to do.


This is obviously a really debated topic today, so there was plenty for us to dig into. We tried to be as objective as possible in assessing some of the most common reasons people feel a college degree is no longer worth it anymore. We talked about the super high cost of attending, the greed of some of the institutions involved, and how practical/useful the things taught at universities actually are. We even tried to explore our own biases, as two college educated people with graduate degrees as well, we questioned if it is even possible for us to objectively evaluate this topic.


A more complete bio for Johnathan is below:


Johnathan Drayton is a Christian philosopher and an aspiring Lawyer. He Triple majored in college : Philosophy, History, and Political Science. He loves Jesus and enjoys unpacking the Word of God through several different lenses. He has his own biblical podcast called 'The truth of the matter is' with his brother and they believe Christians should always be ready to evaluating how we can use the Word of God to maneuver through life.  Johnathan believes that we live our lives on levels arrive in stages, and it happens in seasons. Therefore, we ought to pursue being like our Lord Jesus Christ every day while having a willingness to learn from others and hear what they have to say.

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