University education is losing value; it is time to review our priorities
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What you need to know:
Take this example. A young person finishes high school and fails to qualify for university.
To keep him occupied, his dad gives him a piece of land on which to farm. This young man plants sukuma wiki, with tomatoes and onions in between.
During dry season, he uses irrigation machines to water the crops. At times he manually irrigates the farm with the help of his family members.
BY Edwin Hinda
After finishing secondary school, people follow different paths, all of which can lead to success. I happen to have a large circle of friends, some in the university while others didn't make it to any institution of higher learning. But what surprises me is that each of these two groups seems to be impressed by the other. University students reason that those who are at home have time to practice self-employment or take casual jobs, and are therefore far more advantaged. The other group thinks those in university have their future well figured out. So, who is right?
