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The_AT cost_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 American_JJ college_NN1 education_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN sharply_RR increasing_JJ since_CS the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT 1990s_MC2 ._. 
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Many_DA2 explanations_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN given_VVN for_IF this_DD1 increase_NN1 ._. 
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Colleges_NN2 blame_VV0 rising_VVG energy_NN1 costs_NN2 and_CC building_NN1 costs_VVZ that_CST colleges_NN2 feel_VV0 they_PPHS2 must_VM undergo_VVI in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO stay_VVI competitive_JJ ._. 
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Politicians_NN2 blame_VV0 the_AT greed_NN1 of_IO the_AT universities_NN2 ._. 
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Regardless_RR of_IO who_PNQS is_VBZ right_JJ in_II this_DD1 debate_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ clear_JJ the_AT increased_JJ cost_NN1 has_VHZ caused_VVN Americans_NN2 to_TO rethink_VVI how_RRQ they_PPHS2 view_VV0 the_AT efficacy_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 college_NN1 education_NN1 ._. 
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Education_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT most_RGT important_JJ thing_NN1 for_IF the_AT development_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 society_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO rethink_VVI how_RRQ we_PPIS2 view_VV0 education_NN1 ._. 
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What_DDQ we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO realize_VVI is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ imperative_JJ that_CST everyone_PN1 be_VBI properly_RR educated_VVN to_TO perform_VVI their_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
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None_PN of_IO my_APPGE grandparents_NN2 ever_RR attended_VVN college_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR all_DB successful_JJ financially_RR ._. 
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One_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE grandfathers_NN2 was_VBDZ an_AT1 executive_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 American_JJ insurance_NN1 company_NN1 ._. 
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It_PPH1 was_VBDZ never_RR necessary_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO attend_VVI college_NN1 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO learn_VVI all_DB the_AT skills_NN2 he_PPHS1 needed_VVD while_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG ._. 
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My_APPGE other_JJ grandfather_NN1 set_VVD up_RP his_APPGE own_DA business_NN1 and_CC ran_VVD it_PPH1 successfully_RR for_IF over_RG 30_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 never_RR attended_VVD college_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 still_RR consider_VV0 them_PPHO2 to_TO be_VBI some_DD of_IO the_AT most_RGT educated_JJ people_NN Ive_VV0 known_VVN ._. 
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They_PPHS2 are_VBR well_RR read_VVN in_II literature_NN1 and_CC the_AT sciences_NN2 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 are_VBR always_RR capable_JJ of_IO giving_VVG me_PPIO1 reasoned_JJ arguments_NN2 on_II topics_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 politics_NN1 ,_, economics_NN1 ,_, and_CC history_NN1 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 educated_VVD themselves_PPX2 and_CC ended_VVD up_RP being_VBG better_RRR educated_VVN than_CSN most_DAT American_JJ college_NN1 graduates_NN2 ._. 
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This_DD1 is_VBZ not_XX meant_VVN to_TO downplay_VVI how_RGQ important_JJ college_NN1 education_NN1 is_VBZ for_IF society_NN1 ._. 
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There_EX are_VBR certain_JJ professions_NN2 in_II which_DDQ a_AT1 college_NN1 education_NN1 is_VBZ likely_RR the_AT best_JJT means_NN of_IO preparing_VVG people_NN for_IF future_JJ professions_NN2 ._. 
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Medical_JJ school_NN1 is_VBZ probably_RR the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 to_TO train_VVI doctors_NN2 ._. 
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Engineering_NN1 school_NN1 is_VBZ probably_RR the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 to_TO train_VVI engineers_NN2 ._. 
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But_CCB anyone_PN1 that_CST has_VHZ been_VBN around_II an_AT1 American_JJ university_NN1 knows_VVZ how_RGQ many_DA2 people_NN graduate_VV0 with_IW knowledge_NN1 that_CST will_VM be_VBI completely_RR irrelevant_JJ to_II their_APPGE future_JJ careers_NN2 ._. 
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Someone_PN1 who_PNQS plans_VVZ to_TO work_VVI in_II management_NN1 at_II Enterprise_NN1 Rent-a-Car_NP1 does_VDZ nt_XX need_VVI to_TO spend_VVI four_MC years_NNT2 studying_VVG management_NN1 and_CC business_NN1 theory_NN1 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI much_RR served_VVN if_CS they_PPHS2 spent_VVD four_MC years_NNT2 in_II lower_JJR positions_NN2 in_II the_AT company_NN1 ,_, learning_VVG the_AT way_NN1 of_IO the_AT business_NN1 and_CC studying_VVG management_NN1 theory_NN1 in_II their_APPGE free_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
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Someone_PN1 who_PNQS wants_VVZ to_TO in_RP customer_NN1 service_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 big_JJ insurance_NN1 company_NN1 does_VDZ nt_XX need_VVI to_TO go_VVI $100,000_NNU in_II debt_NN1 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 Psychology_NN1 degree_NN1 ._. 
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Education_NN1 is_VBZ expensive_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT failure_NN1 to_TO educate_VVI is_VBZ even_RR more_RGR expensive_JJ in_II the_AT flat_JJ world_NN1 of_IO today_RT ._. 
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But_CCB we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO once_RR41 and_RR42 for_RR43 all_RR44 crush_VVI the_AT myth_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 college_NN1 education_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 to_TO educate_VVI the_AT public_NN1 ._. 
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College_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 to_TO prepare_VVI people_NN for_IF some_DD jobs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO start_VVI thinking_NN1 of_IO university_NN1 as_CSA only_RR one_MC1 of_IO many_DA2 ways_NN2 we_PPIS2 can_VM educate_VVI the_AT public_NN1 ._. 
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