Four more years! Four more years!
That’s a popular sentiment among those supporting a political incumbent. But few of you were inclined to chant that advice to high school seniors who marched through graduation ceremonies this month.
Our latest survey at HeraldNet.com asked whether you thought a high school diploma is enough to guarantee success in today’s world — or is it more important to get a college degree?
It seems everyone from high school counselors to the president of the United States are beating the drum for college attendance. So that must be the best choice, right?
Our online voters have weighed in and, frankly, they’re not convinced.
Only a measly 18.1 percent of them agreed with the suggestion that a college degree matters most.
In contrast, 40.3 percent of poll respondents agree that there is plenty of opportunity for people who have only a high school diploma.
Maybe they were thinking of people like Colonel Sanders who made millions frying chickens or Coco Chanel who founded a perfume empire, both without stepping onto a college campus. Or Hollywood mogul Barry Diller or genius architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a couple of guys who had no use for college degrees.
The winning option, however, suggests that a high school sheepskin is dandy but not quite enough. With 41.6 percent of the vote, the top choice in our HeraldNet poll was: High school is fine “only if you add in some technical or military training.”
— Neal Pattison, executive editor
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